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 Manila (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 Manila. 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 doctors 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.
Manila is located in Dallas 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 Dallas County: Autauga, Chilton, Lowndes, Marengo, Perry & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Manila. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Manila:
- Dallas County (The home county of Manila)
- The following are listed by their distance from Manila, with the one closest to Manila listed first.
- Burnsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Selma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Valley Grande
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Valley Grande is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grande
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,468 people
- Tyler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Casey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Casey is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
- Sunset Mill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sunset Mill Village is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Mill Village
- Sardis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cahawba ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cahawba is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahawba
- Plantersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Old Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Belknap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Belknap is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Kings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kings is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Harrell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Harrell is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manila, with the one closest to Manila listed first.
- Statesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Fremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fremont is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Jones
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jones is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Vine Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Jones Bluff Dam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Bluff Dam is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bluff Dam
- Independence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Autaugaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Billingsley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Booth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- White City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Melmar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manila, with the one closest to Manila listed first.
- Lawley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lawley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
- Active
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Tucker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tucker is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manila, with the one closest to Manila listed first.
- Riderville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Riderville is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
- Stanton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Adams
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Maplesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manila, with the one closest to Manila listed first.
- Benton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Petronia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Petronia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
- White Hall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Collirene
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Collirene is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene
- Lowndesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burkville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Gordonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Mosses
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Hayneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bragg's
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manila, with the one closest to Manila listed first.
- Catoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Catoma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
- Stone's
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manila, with the one closest to Manila listed first.
- Augustin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Augustin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustin
- Suttle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Suttle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
- Vilula
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Vilula is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilula
- Sprott
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sprott is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Oakmulgee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Jericho
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manila, with the one closest to Manila listed first.
- Ackerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ackerville is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville
- Furman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- Snow Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Manila, see our County-by-County Page for Manila.
Cemeteries Near Manila ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Manila.
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 Manila - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Manila covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Manila, with the one closest to Manila listed first.
- Tyrus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kelso Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Luke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Home Aid Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- DuBose Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Everdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pea Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pineview Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (310 more) ...
- Lincoln Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Live Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Manila in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Manila.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Manila, with the one closest to Manila listed first.
- Burnsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Statesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Selma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tyler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mulberry is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Summerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Milton is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Benton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Vine Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Augustin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Augustin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustin
- Polk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Polk is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Cahawba ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cahawba is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahawba
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Independence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Plantersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Manila. See our List of 1890's Communities around Manila.
Newspapers Published in Manila ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Manila.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Manila, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Manila.
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 either 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 Manila:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Dallas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Bibb County
- Chilton County
- Lowndes County
- Montgomery County
- Perry County
- Wilcox 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 Manila, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Manila) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |