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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Lyon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lyon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lyon, please Contact Us.
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 Lyon (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 Lyon. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Lyon is historic, it would have been located within present day Marengo 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 Marengo County: Choctaw, Clarke, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Perry, Sumter & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Lyon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lyon:
- Marengo County (The home county of Lyon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyon, with the one closest to Lyon listed first.
- Siddonsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Siddonsville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsville
- Dayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Consul
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Consul is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consul
- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crenshaw is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Faunsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
- Thomaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thomaston is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Hugo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hugo is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Flatwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Flatwood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Providence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Linden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Magnolia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Aigleville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aigleville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aigleville
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyon, with the one closest to Lyon listed first.
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
- Tompkinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Clarke County
- Atkeison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyon, with the one closest to Lyon listed first.
- Central Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Central Mills is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Mills
- Browns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Browns is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
- Safford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Massillon ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Massillon is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
- Orrville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Marion Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Marion Junction is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Junction
- Crumptonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
- Harrell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Harrell is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Cahawba ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cahawba is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahawba
- Sunset Mill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sunset Mill Village is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Mill Village
- Selma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Greene County
- Forkland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyon, with the one closest to Lyon listed first.
- Gallion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Prairieville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Newbern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Newbern is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Arcola
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Cedarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Rosemary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rosemary is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Greensboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sawyerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyon, with the one closest to Lyon listed first.
- Freetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Freetown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Ellawhite
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellawhite is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellawhite
- The Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Village is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vilula
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vilula is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilula
- Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Suttle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Suttle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
- Augustin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Augustin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustin
- Morgan Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Morgan Springs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- Sprott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sprott is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Brush Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brush Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Sumter County
- McDowell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyon, with the one closest to Lyon listed first.
- Alberta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alberta is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Gastonburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
- Catherine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Catherine is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Rehoboth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rehoboth is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Bethel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Lamison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
- Prairie Bluff ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Bluff
- Prairie Bluff has also been known as:
- Dale
- Daletown
- Millers Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Millers Ferry is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Anne Manie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Arlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Kimbrough
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Boykin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boykin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Pine Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lyon, see our County-by-County Page for Lyon.
Cemeteries Near Lyon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lyon.
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 Lyon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lyon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lyon, with the one closest to Lyon listed first.
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Zion Campground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenlawn Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Little Flanders Field Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Living Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Asbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellawhite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (330 more) ...
- Winfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Black Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.
While we didn't find Lyon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lyon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lyon, with the one closest to Lyon listed first.
- McKinley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McKinley is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Dayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crenshaw is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Faunsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
- Central Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Central Mills is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Mills
- Laneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Laneville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
- Safford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Browns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Browns is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
- Gastonburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
- Catherine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Catherine is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sunshine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sunshine is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Eleanor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Eleanor is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
- Bogue Chitto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lyon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lyon.
Newspapers Published in Lyon ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lyon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lyon, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lyon.
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 Lyon:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marengo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Choctaw County
- Clarke County
- Dallas County
- Greene County
- Hale County
- Perry County
- Sumter County
- Wilcox County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Lyon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lyon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |