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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 Logan Martin Pines (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 Logan Martin Pines. 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.

Logan Martin Pines is located in Saint Clair 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 Saint Clair County: Blount, Calhoun, Etowah, Jefferson, Shelby & Talladega.

Below are the counties that are near Logan Martin Pines. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Logan Martin Pines:

  • Saint Clair County     (The home county of Logan Martin Pines)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Logan Martin Pines, with the one closest to Logan Martin Pines listed first.
    • Easonville ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
    • Fountainrun ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
    • Cropwell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Glen City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
    • Avondale Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
    • Pell City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Seddon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
    • Cook's Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
    • Riverside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Vincent
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Vincent is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincent <1>
    • Coal City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
    • Brompton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Brompton is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
    • Wattsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
  • Blount County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Logan Martin Pines, with the one closest to Logan Martin Pines listed first.
    • Dale ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Dale is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Appalachian
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Appalachian is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
    • Straight Mountain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain
    • Highland Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Highland Lake is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
    • Remlap
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Compton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Compton is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Logan Martin Pines, with the one closest to Logan Martin Pines listed first.
    • Eastaboga
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Eye ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
    • Bruner ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Bruner is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
    • Boozer ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Boozer is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
    • Bynum
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bynum is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
      • Bynum has also been known as:
      • Bynum's
    • Macon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Macon is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
    • Cane Creek ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
    • Eulaton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Eulaton is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulaton
    • Ohatchee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Beasley ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Beasley is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
    • Bera ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bera is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bera
    • Cobb Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cobb Town is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
    • Morrisville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Morrisville is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Logan Martin Pines, with the one closest to Logan Martin Pines listed first.
    • Chambers Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
    • Erin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Erin is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
    • Hollins
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Hollins is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
    • Millerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Millerville is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
    • Elder
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Elder is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
    • Ashland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ashland is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
    • Harkins Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
  • Coosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Logan Martin Pines, with the one closest to Logan Martin Pines listed first.
    • Stewartville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Stewartville is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
    • Mount Olive
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Etowah County
    • Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Logan Martin Pines, with the one closest to Logan Martin Pines listed first.
    • Leeds
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Leeds is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,026 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <1>
    • Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Scott City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Scott City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
    • Breakstone Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
    • East Trussville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • East Trussville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trussville
    • Roper
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Roper is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
    • Lola City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Lola City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola City
    • Cahaba Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Cahaba Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Village
    • McCombs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • McCombs is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCombs
    • Trussville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Alton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Rock Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
    • Weems
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Weems is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Logan Martin Pines, with the one closest to Logan Martin Pines listed first.
    • Calcis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Calcis is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
    • Sterrett
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Vandiver
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Harpersville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunavant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Dunavant is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
    • Dunnavant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
    • Westover
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Westover is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
    • Shoal Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
    • Wilsonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bridgeton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
    • Chelsea
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Purdy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
    • Inverness
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Inverness is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
  • Talladega County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Logan Martin Pines, with the one closest to Logan Martin Pines listed first.
    • Logan Martin Dam
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
    • Windsong Island
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
    • Colony
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Colony is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
    • East Bend
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • East Bend is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
    • Nottingham ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Nottingham is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
      • Former name for Nottingham:
      • Jones Camp Ground
    • Alpine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Talladega
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Winterboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Winterboro is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
    • Rendalia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rendalia is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
    • Childersburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Abihka ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Abihka is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
    • Bon Air
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Bon Air is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Logan Martin Pines, see our County-by-County Page for Logan Martin Pines.

Cemeteries Near Logan Martin Pines ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Logan Martin Pines.

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 Logan Martin Pines - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Logan Martin Pines covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Logan Martin Pines, with the one closest to Logan Martin Pines listed first.

  • Old Florence Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hubbard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Coosa Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hepzibah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Walkers Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Freeze Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Boykin Truitt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Macedonia North Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (295 more) ...
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mays Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Robert Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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 Logan Martin Pines in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Logan Martin Pines.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Logan Martin Pines, with the one closest to Logan Martin Pines listed first.

  • Easonville ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
  • Stemley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stemley is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemley
  • Cropwell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Wolf Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wolf Creek is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
  • Renfroe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Renfroe is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfroe
  • Pell City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Eden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Eden is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • East Bend
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • East Bend is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
  • Seddon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
  • Lowery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lowery is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery
  • Eureka
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Eureka is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Cook's Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Nottingham ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Nottingham is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
      • Former name for Nottingham:
      • Jones Camp Ground
    • Riverside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Vincent
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Vincent is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincent <1>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Logan Martin Pines. See our List of 1890's Communities around Logan Martin Pines.

Newspapers Published in Logan Martin Pines ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Logan Martin Pines.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Logan Martin Pines, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Logan Martin Pines.

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 helpful 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 Logan Martin Pines:

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Logan Martin Pines) 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 Logan Martin Pines, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.