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 Manningham (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 Manningham. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Manningham is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Lowndes, Monroe & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Manningham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Manningham:
- Butler County (The home county of Manningham)
- The following are listed by their distance from Manningham, with the one closest to Manningham listed first.
- Forest Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shacklesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Bolling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Chapman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Starlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Georgiana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Industry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Garland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- McKenzie
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oaky Streak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Autauga County
- Jones Bluff Dam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jones Bluff Dam is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bluff Dam
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manningham, with the one closest to Manningham listed first.
- Mixonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mixonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
- Commerce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Commerce is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Wilcox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wilcox is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Owassa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Owassa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owassa
- Ramah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ramah is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manningham, with the one closest to Manningham listed first.
- Honoraville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Highland Home
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Rutledge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Vernledge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Merrill Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Luverne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Leon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manningham, with the one closest to Manningham listed first.
- Minter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Minter is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Carlowville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Pleasant Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Richmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Old Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Kings
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kings is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Belknap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belknap is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manningham, with the one closest to Manningham listed first.
- Bragg's
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
- Fort Deposit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gordonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Sandy Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Collirene
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Collirene is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene
- Mosses
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Hayneville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Letohatchee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Davenport
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Petronia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Petronia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
- Lowndesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Benton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Benton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manningham, with the one closest to Manningham listed first.
- Pineville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Pine Orchard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Beatrice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manningham, with the one closest to Manningham listed first.
- Lapine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Pintlala
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pintlala is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pintlala
- Former name for Pintlala:
- Colquitt
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manningham, with the one closest to Manningham listed first.
- Awin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
- Pine Apple
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Furman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- McBrydes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- McBrydes is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrydes
- Snow Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Schuster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Schuster is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuster
- Caledonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- McWilliams
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Oak Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Ackerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ackerville is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville
- Estelle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Estelle is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Manningham, see our County-by-County Page for Manningham.
Cemeteries Near Manningham ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Manningham.
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 Manningham - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Manningham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Manningham, with the one closest to Manningham listed first.
- Manningham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crenshaw Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crenshaws Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bragg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- William Seale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Top Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Giddens Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (232 more) ...
- Lloyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ft. Dale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Manningham had a population of 62 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Manningham, with the one closest to Manningham listed first.
- Herbert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Herbert is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
- Forest Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Shacklesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Searcy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Searcy is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy
- Monterey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Butler Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Butler Springs is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Springs
- Bragg's
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
- Bolling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Fort Deposit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Awin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mount Willing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Willing is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Willing
- Chapman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Pine Apple
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Manningham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Manningham.
Newspapers Published in Manningham ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Manningham.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Manningham, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Manningham.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Manningham:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Conecuh County
- Crenshaw County
- Dallas County
- Lowndes County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Manningham) 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 Manningham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |