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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 Kellerman (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 Kellerman. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa County: Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson & Pickens.

Below are the counties that are near Kellerman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kellerman:

  • Tuscaloosa County     (The home county of Kellerman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kellerman, with the one closest to Kellerman listed first.
    • Bull City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
    • Brookwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Abernant
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake View
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Peterson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Coaling
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
    • Vance
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Vance is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <1>
    • Holt
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Cottondale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wood Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
    • Tannehill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
    • Alberta City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
    • Lake Front Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
  • Bibb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kellerman, with the one closest to Kellerman listed first.
    • Blocton Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • North Bibb
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • North Bibb is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
    • Green Pond
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodstock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Burmah ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Burmah is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
    • West Blocton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Blocton ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Blocton is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
    • Bucktown ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bucktown is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
    • Corinne ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Corinne is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
    • Fikestown ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Fikestown is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fikestown
    • Italian Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Italian Town is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
    • Belle Ellen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Nash Town ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Nash Town is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kellerman, with the one closest to Kellerman listed first.
    • Alta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Berry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kellerman, with the one closest to Kellerman listed first.
    • Phipps ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Moundville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jefferson County
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kellerman, with the one closest to Kellerman listed first.
    • Bamford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Bamford is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
    • Aden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sawmill Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
    • Tulse
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Tulse is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
    • Falliston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Falliston is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
    • Helena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Brantleyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Tacoa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Tacoa is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
    • Alabaster
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Maylene
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Siluria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Saginaw
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Saginaw is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
    • Montevallo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Walker County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kellerman, see our County-by-County Page for Kellerman.

Cemeteries Near Kellerman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kellerman.

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 Kellerman - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kellerman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kellerman, with the one closest to Kellerman listed first.

  • Friendship Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • West Brookwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Prudes Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Christian Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Davis Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Hurricane Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Big Hurricane Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (432 more) ...
    • Patton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Piney Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Scales Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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 Kellerman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kellerman.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Kellerman, with the one closest to Kellerman listed first.

  • Yolande
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Yolande is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolande
  • Brookwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sumter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sumter is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
  • Giles
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Giles is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
  • Chamblee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chamblee is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblee
  • Ezra
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ezra is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
  • Coaling
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
  • Dudley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Dudley is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
  • Vance
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Vance is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,807 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <1>
  • Bibbville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bibbville is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibbville
  • Blocton Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Adger
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kellerman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kellerman.

Newspapers Published in Kellerman ...

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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kellerman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kellerman, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kellerman.

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 Kellerman:

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 Kellerman, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kellerman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.