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 Little Hope (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 Little Hope. 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 doctors 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.
Little Hope is located in Bibb 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 Bibb County: Chilton, Hale, Jefferson, Perry, Shelby & Tuscaloosa.
Below are the counties that are near Little Hope. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little Hope:
- Bibb County (The home county of Little Hope)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Hope, with the one closest to Little Hope listed first.
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Egypt is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Scottsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Scottsville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Pondville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pondville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Brent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fikestown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fikestown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fikestown
- Centreville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centreville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- East Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Town
- Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pratt Ferry is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Ferry
- West Blocton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bucktown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Burmah ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burmah is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Hope, with the one closest to Little Hope listed first.
- Maplesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stanton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Riderville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riderville is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
- Greene County
- Knoxville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Hope, with the one closest to Little Hope listed first.
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Moundville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Powers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Greensboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Akron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Village is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Rosemary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemary is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Hope, with the one closest to Little Hope listed first.
- Kimbrell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kimbrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrell
- North Johns
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North Johns is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Adger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- McCalla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bullard Shoals is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Shoals
- Mobile Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mobile Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile Junction
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Hope, with the one closest to Little Hope listed first.
- Jericho
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Bethlehem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Brush Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Morgan Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Springs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- Oakmulgee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Sprott
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sprott is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Hope, with the one closest to Little Hope listed first.
- Aden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Sawmill Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
- Wilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
- Bamford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Brantleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brantleyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantleyville
- Maylene
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tulse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tulse is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
- Alabaster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Helena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Siluria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Hope, with the one closest to Little Hope listed first.
- Pearson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pearson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Hagler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Duncanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Duncanville is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Coaling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Vance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cottondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brookwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Peterson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Alberta City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
- Holt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Sahama Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sahama Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahama Village
- University
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Little Hope, see our County-by-County Page for Little Hope.
Cemeteries Near Little Hope ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little Hope.
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 Little Hope - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Little Hope covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Little Hope, with the one closest to Little Hope listed first.
- Little Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Haysop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hubbard Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hubbard Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Avery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scottsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- George Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (420 more) ...
- Boyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Scottsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Little Hope in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Little Hope.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Little Hope, with the one closest to Little Hope listed first.
- Hagler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Scottsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Scottsville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Pondville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pondville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Harrisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Centreville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centreville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- Dudley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dudley is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Coaling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Vance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Abercrombie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Abercrombie is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abercrombie
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Ironville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ironville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bibbville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bibbville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibbville
- Cottondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Little Hope. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little Hope.
Newspapers Published in Little Hope ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Hope.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little Hope, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little Hope.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Little Hope:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Bibb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chilton County
- Greene County
- Hale County
- Jefferson County
- Perry County
- Shelby County
- Tuscaloosa 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Little Hope) 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 Little Hope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |