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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Knowlton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Knowlton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Knowlton, please Contact Us.
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 Knowlton (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 Knowlton. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Knowlton is historic, it would have been located within present day Barbour 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 Barbour County: Bullock, Dale, Henry, Pike, Russell, Clay (GA), Quitman (GA) & Stewart (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Knowlton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Knowlton:
- Barbour County (The home county of Knowlton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knowlton, with the one closest to Knowlton listed first.
- Cotton Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Eufaula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hawkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
- Big Eddy ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Eddy is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
- Bakerhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Comer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Comer is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Clayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Louisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Blue Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Clio
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elamville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knowlton, with the one closest to Knowlton listed first.
- Midway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Pine Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Three Notch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Three Notch is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
- Smuteye
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Smuteye is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
- Perote
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Inverness
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Inverness is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Union Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knowlton, with the one closest to Knowlton listed first.
- Clopton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Bertha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Phillips Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Skipperville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Arguta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knowlton, with the one closest to Knowlton listed first.
- Screamer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Screamer is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Graball
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Abbeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shorterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Capps
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Oakey Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Pike County
- Buckhorn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knowlton, with the one closest to Knowlton listed first.
- Glenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Jernigan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jernigan is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan
- Rutherford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rutherford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Cottonton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonton
- Pittsview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hatchechubbee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hatchechubbee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchechubbee
- Hurtsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Loflin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Loflin is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
- Holy Trinity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Trinity is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity
- Seale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oswichee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oswichee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswichee
- Clay County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knowlton, with the one closest to Knowlton listed first.
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
- Fort Gaines
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bellville is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 118 people
- Quitman County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knowlton, with the one closest to Knowlton listed first.
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Quitman County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Hatcher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hatcher is located in Quitman County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Morris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knowlton, with the one closest to Knowlton listed first.
- Coleman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cuthbert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wades
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wades is located in Randolph County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,858 people
- Stewart County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knowlton, with the one closest to Knowlton listed first.
- Florence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Sanford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sanford is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Estimated population in 2019: 159 people
- Omaha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lumpkin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Knowlton, see our County-by-County Page for Knowlton.
Cemeteries Near Knowlton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Knowlton.
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 Knowlton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Knowlton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Knowlton, with the one closest to Knowlton listed first.
- Cunningham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sardis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bascom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Emmnuel AME Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Serene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frost Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Frost Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Eufaula.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2598521 <4>
- Perkins - Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beauchamp Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Academy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Freemount Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemount Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Freemount Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Bakerhill.
- The Freemount Cemetery has also been known as:
- Freemount (AME) Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305431 <4>
- Continue List (231 more) ...
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shorter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shorter Cemetery is located in Eufaula.
- The Shorter Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shorte Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26267 <4>
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Eufaula.
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eufaula City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22736 <4>
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.
While we didn't find Knowlton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Knowlton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Knowlton, with the one closest to Knowlton listed first.
- Tullis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tullis is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullis
- White Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- White Oak is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Cotton Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Batesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Batesville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Eufaula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hawkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Quitman County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Howe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Howe is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Clayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oateston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oateston is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oateston
- Glenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Mount Andrew
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Andrew is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Andrew
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hatcher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hatcher is located in Quitman County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Lawrenceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Otho
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Otho is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Knowlton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Knowlton.
Newspapers Published in Knowlton ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Knowlton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Knowlton, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Knowlton.
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 Knowlton:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Barbour County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bullock County
- Dale County
- Henry County
- Pike County
- Russell County
- Clay County
- Quitman County
- Randolph County
- Stewart County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Knowlton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Knowlton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |