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 Kings Acres (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 Kings Acres. 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.
Name Variations for Kings Acres ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
While the name of this community is Kings Acres, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Kings Acres may originally have been King's Acres.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Kings Acres might be written as King Acres.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Kings Acres. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kings Acres.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Kings Acres 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 Kings Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kings Acres:
- Tuscaloosa County (The home county of Kings Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Acres, with the one closest to Kings Acres listed first.
- Sahama Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sahama Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahama Village
- Ingleside Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
- Tuscaloosa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Northport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Foster's
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- University
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Alberta City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
- Coker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cottondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Holt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Wood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Buhl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Acres, with the one closest to Kings Acres listed first.
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Pondville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pondville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Scottsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Scottsville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- North Bibb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- Blocton Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- Fikestown ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fikestown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fikestown
- Burmah ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Burmah is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
- Green Pond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Blocton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Woodstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Brent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette County
- Ashcraft Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Acres, with the one closest to Kings Acres listed first.
- Knoxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Mantua
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mantua is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Lewiston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lewiston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Eutaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Acres, with the one closest to Kings Acres listed first.
- Moundville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Powers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Oak Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Village is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Akron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sawyerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Greensboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Acres, with the one closest to Kings Acres listed first.
- Brush Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brush Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Morgan Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan Springs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Acres, with the one closest to Kings Acres listed first.
- Gordo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Benevola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Benevola is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
- Bell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Lubbub
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Olney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Olney is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Reform
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stansel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Carrollton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kings Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Kings Acres.
Cemeteries Near Kings Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kings Acres.
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 Kings Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kings Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kings Acres, with the one closest to Kings Acres listed first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beautiful Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Highland Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Sandy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (469 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rices Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dodd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Kings Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kings Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kings Acres, with the one closest to Kings Acres listed first.
- Englewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Englewood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Tuscaloosa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foster's
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Northport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- University
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Sylvan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvan is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Hull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hull is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Coker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Romulus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Romulus is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
- Cottondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Powers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Knoxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Coaling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Havana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Havana is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kings Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kings Acres.
Newspapers Published in Kings Acres ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kings Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kings Acres, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kings Acres.
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 either 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 Kings Acres:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Tuscaloosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Hale County
- Perry County
- Pickens County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Kings Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kings Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |