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 Littletons (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 Littletons. 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 and 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.
Littletons is located in Walker 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 Walker County: Blount, Cullman, Fayette, Jefferson, Marion, Tuscaloosa & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Littletons. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Littletons:
- Walker County (The home county of Littletons)
- The following are listed by their distance from Littletons, with the one closest to Littletons listed first.
- Goodsprings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Reeds Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- America
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Parrish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Barney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barney is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Twilley Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Twilley Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Town
- Cordova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dovertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dovertown is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
- Red Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Star is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
- Oakman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <1>
- Quinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Burnwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burnwell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwell
- Wyatt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wyatt is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Littletons, with the one closest to Littletons listed first.
- Blocton Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- Green Pond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North Bibb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- Woodstock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Littletons, with the one closest to Littletons listed first.
- Red Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Warrior
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reid's
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reid's is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid's
- Smoke Rise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smoke Rise is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Littletons, with the one closest to Littletons listed first.
- Arkadelphia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Ardell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baltimore is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Bremen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Estimated population in 2015: 273 people
- The Colony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Littletons, with the one closest to Littletons listed first.
- Alta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Berry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bankston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Rossland City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Littletons, with the one closest to Littletons listed first.
- Black Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Black Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- West Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Short Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Toadvine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Media
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Media is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Oak Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Ezra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Rock Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Sylvan Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Maytown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Adamsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alden is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Shelby County
- Bamford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Littletons, with the one closest to Littletons listed first.
- Bull City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Kellerman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
- Abernant
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernant
- New Lexington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Lake View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Samantha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Brookwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tannehill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- Peterson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Lake Front Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Holt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Wood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Littletons, with the one closest to Littletons listed first.
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Arley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Littletons, see our County-by-County Page for Littletons.
Cemeteries Near Littletons ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Littletons.
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 Littletons - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Littletons covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Littletons, with the one closest to Littletons listed first.
- Busby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- High Hill Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Church Cemetery
- The High Hill Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- High Hill Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rowe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Goodsprings Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Goodsprings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Field Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prescott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waiting Place Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fords Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fuller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (410 more) ...
- Leonard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Littletons in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Littletons.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Littletons, with the one closest to Littletons listed first.
- Parrish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Cordova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Toadvine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Short Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Porter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Porter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Dora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Patton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Corona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Jasper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wiley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wiley is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Ezra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Adamsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Linn Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Linn Crossing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Crossing
- Robbins Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Littletons. See our List of 1890's Communities around Littletons.
Newspapers Published in Littletons ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Littletons.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Littletons, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Littletons.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Littletons:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Walker County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Blount County
- Cullman County
- Fayette County
- Jefferson County
- Shelby County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Winston 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 Littletons, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Littletons) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |