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 Kincheon (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 Kincheon. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Kincheon is located in Chilton 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 Chilton County: Autauga, Bibb, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Kincheon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kincheon:
- Chilton County (The home county of Kincheon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kincheon, with the one closest to Kincheon listed first.
- Clanton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Maplesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Verbena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Thorsby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Mountain Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Jemison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Riderville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riderville is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
- Jumbo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kincheon, with the one closest to Kincheon listed first.
- Billingsley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Haynes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- White City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Marbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vine Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Independence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Jones
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jones is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Pine Level
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Fremont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fremont is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Booth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Statesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Autaugaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kincheon, with the one closest to Kincheon listed first.
- Tucker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Randolph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Lawley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
- Active
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Oakley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oakley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Ashby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Brierfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centreville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centreville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- East Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Town
- Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pratt Ferry is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Ferry
- Brent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eddings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eddings is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
- Seymour
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seymour is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kincheon, with the one closest to Kincheon listed first.
- Dollar
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Pentonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Weogufka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Rockford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kincheon, with the one closest to Kincheon listed first.
- Plantersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Burnsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Valley Grande
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Grande is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grande
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,468 people
- Tyler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Selma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kincheon, with the one closest to Kincheon listed first.
- Lightwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Deatsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Titus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Holtville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Adkin Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Robinson Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Coosada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prattville Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- Lowndes County
- White Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kincheon, with the one closest to Kincheon listed first.
- Oakmulgee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Bethlehem
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Augustin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Augustin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustin
- Sprott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sprott is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kincheon, with the one closest to Kincheon listed first.
- Calera
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Wilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Montevallo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shelby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Merrell Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Columbiana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Talladega County
- Talladega Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kincheon, see our County-by-County Page for Kincheon.
Cemeteries Near Kincheon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kincheon.
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 Kincheon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kincheon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kincheon, with the one closest to Kincheon listed first.
- Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Cedron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethsalem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Peach Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (388 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vermont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McCord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Kincheon had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kincheon, with the one closest to Kincheon listed first.
- Billingsley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clanton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lomax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lomax is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Cooper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cooper is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Maplesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Verbena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Stanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Dixie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dixie is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Mountain Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Jemison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Plantersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Milton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Vine Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Wadsworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wadsworth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
- Jumbo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kincheon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kincheon.
Newspapers Published in Kincheon ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kincheon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kincheon, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kincheon.
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 Kincheon:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Chilton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Bibb County
- Coosa County
- Dallas County
- Elmore County
- Lowndes County
- Perry County
- Shelby County
- Talladega 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 Kincheon, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kincheon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |