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 Kingville (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 Kingville. 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.
Kingville is located in Lamar 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 Lamar County: Fayette, Marion, Pickens, Lowndes (MS) & Monroe (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Kingville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kingville:
- Lamar County (The home county of Kingville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingville, with the one closest to Kingville listed first.
- Hightogy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Kennedy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fernbank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Bedford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Sulligent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Beaverton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Detroit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingville, with the one closest to Kingville listed first.
- Belk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Old Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Fayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kirkland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Ashcraft Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Rossland City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Bankston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Gu - Win
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Glen Allen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Berry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bazemore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingville, with the one closest to Kingville listed first.
- Guin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Winfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stinson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Twin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Yampertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Pikeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Brilliant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingville, with the one closest to Kingville listed first.
- Coal Fire
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Lubbub
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Stafford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- McShan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Reform
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ethelsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Macedonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Bell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Stansel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Gordo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Archer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Archer is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Carrollton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingville, with the one closest to Kingville listed first.
- New Lexington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Echola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- Samantha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Walker County
- Eldridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clay County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingville, with the one closest to Kingville listed first.
- Vinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Vinton is located in Clay County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Waverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Clay County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Lowndes County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingville, with the one closest to Kingville listed first.
- Caledonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Kolola Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Columbus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingville, with the one closest to Kingville listed first.
- Gattman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Greenwood Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Splunge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Riggins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
- Acker ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Acker is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Hatley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hatley is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Aberdeen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kingville, see our County-by-County Page for Kingville.
Cemeteries Near Kingville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kingville.
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 Kingville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kingville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kingville, with the one closest to Kingville listed first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Christian Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rowland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Guin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Carolina Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethabra Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (565 more) ...
- Temple Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethel 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Kingville had a population of 40 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kingville, with the one closest to Kingville listed first.
- Hightogy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Kennedy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Millport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Star is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Fernbank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Covin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Covin is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covin
- Molloy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Molloy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molloy
- Palmetto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Palmetto is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Bedford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Moscow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Sulligent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Newtonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newtonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Wayside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wayside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Caledonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kingville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kingville.
Newspapers Published in Kingville ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kingville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kingville, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kingville.
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 helpful 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 Kingville:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Lamar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Marion County
- Pickens County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Walker County
- Clay County
- Lowndes County
- Monroe 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> | 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 Kingville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kingville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |