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 Texas (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 Texas. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Texas is located in Macon 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 Macon County: Bullock, Elmore, Lee, Montgomery, Russell & Tallapoosa.
Below are the counties that are near Little Texas. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little Texas:
- Macon County (The home county of Little Texas)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Texas, with the one closest to Little Texas listed first.
- Society Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Tuskegee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Notasulga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Liberty City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Armstrong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Armstrong is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Fort Davis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hornady
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- La Place
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Calebee
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- Hardaway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- Shorter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tysonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Texas, with the one closest to Little Texas listed first.
- Spring Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Comer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Comer is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Texas, with the one closest to Little Texas listed first.
- Union Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Three Notch
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Three Notch is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
- Fitzpatrick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Midway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Mitchell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Pine Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Texas, with the one closest to Little Texas listed first.
- Waverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Boyds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- Cusseta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blackman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Texas, with the one closest to Little Texas listed first.
- Tallassee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Irma ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Irma is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Ware
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Eclectic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Claud
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Hale County
- Erie ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Texas, with the one closest to Little Texas listed first.
- Ridgewood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Marvyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Marvyn is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
- Loachapoka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beauregard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- The Bottle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Roxana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Chewacla
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Gwen Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Opelika
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Prince Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bleecker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bleecker is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Texas, with the one closest to Little Texas listed first.
- Cecil
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cecil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Waugh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Waugh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Texas, with the one closest to Little Texas listed first.
- Hurtsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Hugley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hugley is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
- Hatchechubbee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hatchechubbee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchechubbee
- Crawford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Crawford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Rutherford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Seale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ladonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ladonia is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Pittsview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Texas, with the one closest to Little Texas listed first.
- Church Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Reeltown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
- Tallapoosa City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
- East Tallassee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tallassee
- Agricola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Camp Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Benson ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Dadeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Little Texas, see our County-by-County Page for Little Texas.
Cemeteries Near Little Texas ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little Texas.
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 Texas - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Little Texas covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Little Texas, with the one closest to Little Texas listed first.
- Little Texas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Darlington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Darlington Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east of Tuskegee.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elam Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (294 more) ...
- Rush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Little Texas in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Little Texas.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Little Texas, with the one closest to Little Texas listed first.
- Alliance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Alliance is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Society Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Tuskegee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Warriorstand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Warriorstand is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warriorstand
- Notasulga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chehaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chehaw is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chehaw
- Creek Stand
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Creek Stand is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Stand
- Loachapoka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cotton Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Valley is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Uchee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Uchee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uchee
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Guerryton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Guerryton is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guerryton
- Fort Davis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hurtsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Little Texas. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little Texas.
Newspapers Published in Little Texas ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Texas.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little Texas, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little Texas.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Little Texas:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Macon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Bullock County
- Chambers County
- Elmore County
- Hale County
- Lee County
- Montgomery County
- Russell County
- Tallapoosa 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 from Point A (ie- Little Texas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Little Texas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |