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 Kimbrough (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 Kimbrough. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Kimbrough is located in Wilcox 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 Wilcox County: Butler, Clarke, Dallas, Lowndes, Marengo & Monroe.
Below are the counties that are near Kimbrough. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kimbrough:
- Wilcox County (The home county of Kimbrough)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimbrough, with the one closest to Kimbrough listed first.
- Anne Manie
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Arlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Pine Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Lamison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
- Yellow Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Rockwest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rockwest is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwest
- Catherine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catherine is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Millers Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Ferry is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Prairie Bluff ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Bluff
- Prairie Bluff has also been known as:
- Dale
- Daletown
- Coy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Lower Peach Tree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimbrough, with the one closest to Kimbrough listed first.
- Tompkinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimbrough, with the one closest to Kimbrough listed first.
- Atkeison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Thomasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nettleboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
- Glover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Fulton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Dickinson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Grove Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Morvin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Whatley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Zimco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimbrough, with the one closest to Kimbrough listed first.
- Central Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Central Mills is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Mills
- Crumptonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
- Safford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orrville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Richmond is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Browns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Browns is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimbrough, with the one closest to Kimbrough listed first.
- Vineland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Flatwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flatwood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Dixon's Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Consul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Consul is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consul
- Thomaston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Thomaston is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Moss ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Hugo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hugo is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Crenshaw is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Sweet Water
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Aimwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimbrough, with the one closest to Kimbrough listed first.
- Hybart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Vredenburgh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Buena Vista
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Scratch Ankle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Finchburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Natchez
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Beatrice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pineville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kimbrough, with the one closest to Kimbrough listed first.
- Freetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Freetown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Ellawhite
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ellawhite is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellawhite
- Uniontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- The Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- The Village is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kimbrough, see our County-by-County Page for Kimbrough.
Cemeteries Near Kimbrough ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kimbrough.
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 Kimbrough - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kimbrough covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kimbrough, with the one closest to Kimbrough listed first.
- Goshen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Collier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Canaan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- DeVan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Enon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Enon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shields Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Thornhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (265 more) ...
- Shamburger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pritchard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dunaway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Kimbrough had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kimbrough, with the one closest to Kimbrough listed first.
- Arlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Pine Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Hampden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
- Vineland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Sunny South
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny South is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny South
- Yellow Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Lamison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
- Atkeison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Boiling Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boiling Springs is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Culpeper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Culpeper is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpeper
- Clayhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clayhill is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhill
- Coy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kimbrough. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kimbrough.
Newspapers Published in Kimbrough ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kimbrough.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kimbrough, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kimbrough.
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 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 Kimbrough:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Wilcox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Choctaw County
- Clarke County
- Dallas County
- Marengo County
- Monroe County
- Perry 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> | 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- Kimbrough) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Kimbrough, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |