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 Kelly (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 Kelly. 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 and hospitals 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.
Kelly is located in Dale 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 Dale County: Barbour, Coffee, Geneva, Henry, Houston & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Kelly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kelly:
- Dale County (The home county of Kelly)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelly, with the one closest to Kelly listed first.
- Fort Rucker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Daleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pinckard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Holiday Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Level Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Clayhatchee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Ewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Midland City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ozark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Napier Field
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Napier Field is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Field
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Mabson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelly, with the one closest to Kelly listed first.
- Elamville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Blue Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Clio
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelly, with the one closest to Kelly listed first.
- Enterprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Central City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Central City is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Battens Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- Clintonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- New Brockton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Java
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Mixson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Goodman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Goodman is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Roeton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Frisco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Elba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jack
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Geneva County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelly, with the one closest to Kelly listed first.
- Bellwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Dundee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Malvern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scranton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Hartford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Slocomb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chancellor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Coffee Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Black
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Black is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Geneva
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelly, with the one closest to Kelly listed first.
- Headland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Newville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Newville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Capps
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Oakey Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Graball
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Abbeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelly, with the one closest to Kelly listed first.
- Tidwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Parker Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parker Village is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Village
- Taylor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
- Dothan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsey
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kinsey is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
- Parish
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rehobeth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rehobeth is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
- Merritts Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Merritts Crossroads is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritts Crossroads
- Cowarts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Webb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Keyton's
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keyton's is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
- Hodgesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hodgesville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgesville
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelly, with the one closest to Kelly listed first.
- Tennille
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Tarentum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Brundidge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Holmes County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelly, with the one closest to Kelly listed first.
- Esto
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Esto is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Noma
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Izagora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Jackson County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelly, with the one closest to Kelly listed first.
- Graceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Campbellton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kelly, see our County-by-County Page for Kelly.
Cemeteries Near Kelly ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kelly.
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 Kelly - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kelly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kelly, with the one closest to Kelly listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Daleville Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- The Newton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Newton City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24991 <2>
- New Corinth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Dean Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Campground Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Newman Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (303 more) ...
- Pinckard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mims Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Liberty Cemetery
- The Mt. Liberty Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Baptist Church Cemetery
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 Kelly in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kelly.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kelly, with the one closest to Kelly listed first.
- Daleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Level Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Clayhatchee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Ewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Midland City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ozark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Enterprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- High Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- High Bluff is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bluff
- Dillard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dillard is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Dundee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Asbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tidwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Echo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Echo is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Tabernacle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tabernacle is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kelly. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kelly.
Newspapers Published in Kelly ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kelly.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kelly, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kelly.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Kelly:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Dale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Coffee County
- Geneva County
- Henry County
- Houston County
- Pike County
- Holmes County
- Jackson 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 Kelly, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kelly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |