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 Live Oak (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 Live Oak. 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 and 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.
Live Oak is located in Crenshaw 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 Crenshaw County: Butler, Coffee, Covington, Lowndes, Montgomery & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Live Oak. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Live Oak:
- Crenshaw County (The home county of Live Oak)
- The following are listed by their distance from Live Oak, with the one closest to Live Oak listed first.
- Petrey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Vernledge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Luverne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vidette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Rutledge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Social Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Cherokee Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Honoraville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Highland Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Brantley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Merrill Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Bullock County
- Postoak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Live Oak, with the one closest to Live Oak listed first.
- Greenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oaky Streak
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Industry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Bolling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Chapman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Georgiana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Live Oak, with the one closest to Live Oak listed first.
- Wilkinstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Zoar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Jack
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Pine Level
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Frisco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Danleys Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Curtis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Roeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Elba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Java
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Mixson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Live Oak, with the one closest to Live Oak listed first.
- Rose Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Antioch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Gantt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gantt is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Live Oak, with the one closest to Live Oak listed first.
- Sandy Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Davenport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Fort Deposit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Letohatchee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Live Oak, with the one closest to Live Oak listed first.
- Lapine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Grady
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Center Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Ramer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Pine Level
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Red Level
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Red Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Pintlala
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pintlala is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pintlala
- Former name for Pintlala:
- Colquitt
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Live Oak, with the one closest to Live Oak listed first.
- Wingard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Ansley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Goshen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hallsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Youngblood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Kent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Henderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- McClure Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Troy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Meeksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- Mossy Grove Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Orion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Needmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Live Oak, see our County-by-County Page for Live Oak.
Cemeteries Near Live Oak ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Live Oak.
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 Live Oak - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Live Oak covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Live Oak, with the one closest to Live Oak listed first.
- Vernledge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Petrey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lightfoot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Star of Hope MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wingard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Head Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rutledge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Emmaus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (298 more) ...
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Live Oak had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Live Oak, with the one closest to Live Oak listed first.
- Patsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Patsburg is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patsburg
- Petrey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Rutledge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Luverne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vidette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Wingard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Bradleyton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bradleyton is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyton
- Saville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saville
- Shady Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Hallsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Ansley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Honoraville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Highland Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lapine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Little Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little Oak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oak
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Live Oak. See our List of 1890's Communities around Live Oak.
Newspapers Published in Live Oak ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Live Oak.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Live Oak, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Live Oak.
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 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 Live Oak:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Crenshaw County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bullock County
- Butler County
- Coffee County
- Covington County
- Lowndes County
- Montgomery County
- Pike 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> | 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. |
| <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 Live Oak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Live Oak) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |