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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 Lubbub (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 Lubbub. 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 southwest 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 south.

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 south 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.

Lubbub is located in Pickens 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 Pickens County: Fayette, Greene, Lamar, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Lowndes (MS) & Noxubee (MS).

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

  • Pickens County     (The home county of Lubbub)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lubbub, with the one closest to Lubbub listed first.
    • Ashcraft Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Belk
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Belk is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Fayette
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Old Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Old Town is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Rossland City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Rossland City is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
    • Bankston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Berry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kirkland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Alta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bluff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Bluff is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lubbub, with the one closest to Lubbub listed first.
    • Mantua
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Lewiston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Knoxville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Knoxville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Union
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Union is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lubbub, with the one closest to Lubbub listed first.
    • Kennedy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Kennedy is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
    • Millport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fernbank
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Hightogy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Vernon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tuscaloosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lubbub, with the one closest to Lubbub listed first.
    • Echola
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
    • Elrod
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
    • Buhl
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
    • Samantha
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • New Lexington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Coker
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Coker is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coker <1>
    • Lake Front Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
    • Northport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ingleside Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
    • Tuscaloosa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Wood Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
    • Foster's
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Walker County
  • Lowndes County (MS)
    • New Hope
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • New Hope is located in Lowndes County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope

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

Cemeteries Near Lubbub ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lubbub.

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 Lubbub - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lubbub had a population of 33 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Moore's Bridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Moore's Bridge is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Bridge
  • Gordo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Gordo is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordo <1>
  • Palmetto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Palmetto is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
  • Reform
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Newtonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Newtonville is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
  • Kennedy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kennedy is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Coal Fire
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Millport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Samantha
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • New Lexington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Coker
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Coker is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coker <1>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Covin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Covin is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covin
    • Fernbank
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Kingville is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingville

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

Newspapers Published in Lubbub ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lubbub.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lubbub, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lubbub.

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 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 Lubbub:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Lubbub) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Lubbub, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.