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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 Jefferson (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 Jefferson. 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.
Jefferson is located in Marengo 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 Marengo County: Choctaw, Clarke, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Perry, Sumter & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Jefferson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jefferson:
- Marengo County (The home county of Jefferson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Pin Hook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pin Hook is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Griffins ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Griffins is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins
- Blue Lock ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blue Lock is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lock
- Beckleys ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beckleys is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckleys
- Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Linden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Demopolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Aigleville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aigleville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aigleville
- Myrtlewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
- Half Acre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- 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
- Hugo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hugo is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Dayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
- Pelham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pelham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Tompkinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Pennington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Choctaw City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Jachin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jachin is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin
- Lavaca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Cromwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cromwell is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Butler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lisman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Pushmataha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Clarke County
- Morvin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Dallas County
- Central Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Central Mills is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Mills
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Forkland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Miller
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Miller is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Boligee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lizzieville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lizzieville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Gallion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Arcola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Prairieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Cedarville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Newbern
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newbern is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Rosemary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemary is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Sawyerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Greensboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Freetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Freetown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Uniontown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ellawhite
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ellawhite is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellawhite
- The Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- The Village is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- McDowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Whitfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Whitfield is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Coatopa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Arrington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Brewersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Bellamy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Moore Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- Derby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Intercourse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Livingston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ward
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ward is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Epes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Epes is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Kinterbish
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Lamison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
- Catherine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Catherine is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Anne Manie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Gastonburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
- Alberta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Alberta is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jefferson, see our County-by-County Page for Jefferson.
Cemeteries Near Jefferson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jefferson.
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 Jefferson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jefferson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Jefferson Smalls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Spring Hill Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Providence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Luke Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gilfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Memorial Garden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Garden Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Garden Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Demopolis.
- The Memorial Garden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Demopolis Memorial Gardens
- Memorial Garden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (315 more) ...
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Jefferson had a population of 73 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Linden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old Spring Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Old Spring Hill is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Spring Hill
- Myrtlewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Demopolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McDowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Rembert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rembert is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rembert
- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Coatopa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
- Gallion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Tompkinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Arcola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Octagon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Octagon is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon
- Dayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Robjohn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Robjohn is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robjohn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jefferson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jefferson.
Newspapers Published in Jefferson ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jefferson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jefferson, 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 Jefferson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Jefferson:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marengo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Choctaw County
- Clarke County
- Dallas County
- Greene County
- Hale County
- Perry County
- Sumter County
- Wilcox 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 Jefferson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jefferson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |