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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 Maplesville (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 Maplesville. 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 doctors and 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.

Maplesville is located in Chilton County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chilton County: Autauga, Bibb, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore & Shelby.

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

  • Chilton County     (The home county of Maplesville)
  • Autauga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maplesville, with the one closest to Maplesville listed first.
    • Vine Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vine Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
      • Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vine Hill
      • From Maplesville to Vine Hill
    • Billingsley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jones
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Haynes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haynes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
      • Haynes is located in Autauga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Haynes
      • From Maplesville to Haynes
    • Fremont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • White City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Autauga County
    • Independence
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Statesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Gibbons ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gibbons. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
      • Gibbons is located in Autauga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gibbons
      • From Maplesville to Gibbons
    • Marbury
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Booth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
      • Booth is located in Autauga County
    • Autaugaville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Autaugaville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
      • Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
  • Bibb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maplesville, with the one closest to Maplesville listed first.
    • Tucker
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lawley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Randolph
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Active
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Active. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
      • Active is located in Bibb County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Active
      • From Maplesville to Active
    • Oakley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
      • Oakley is located in Bibb County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oakley
      • From Maplesville to Oakley
    • Ashby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Brierfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brierfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brierfield
      • Brierfield is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brierfield <2>
    • Centreville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • East Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Town
      • East Town is located in Bibb County
    • Brent
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Eddings
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eddings have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
      • Eddings is located in Bibb County
  • Coosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maplesville, with the one closest to Maplesville listed first.
    • Dollar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dollar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
      • Dollar is located in Coosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dollar
      • From Maplesville to Dollar
    • Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aucheucaula have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
      • Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maplesville, with the one closest to Maplesville listed first.
    • Plantersville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
      • Plantersville is located in Dallas County
    • Burnsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Valley Grande
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Grande have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grande
      • Valley Grande is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,468 people
    • Selma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
      • Selma is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <2>
    • Sunset Mill Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Mill Village
      • Sunset Mill Village is located in Dallas County
  • Elmore County
    • Lightwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lightwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
      • Lightwood is located in Elmore County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lightwood
      • From Maplesville to Lightwood
  • Perry County
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maplesville, with the one closest to Maplesville listed first.
    • Wilton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Wilton is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
      • Former names for Wilton:
      • Birmingham Junction
      • Bismarck
      • Catoosa
      • Woods
      • Woodsborough
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilton
      • From Maplesville to Wilton
    • Montevallo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Calera
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Aden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
      • Aden is located in Shelby County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aden
      • From Maplesville to Aden
    • Sawmill Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawmill Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
      • Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
    • Shelby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Maylene
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maylene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maylene
      • Maylene is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maylene <2>
    • Pine Grove Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
      • Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
    • Brantleyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Saginaw
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saginaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
      • Saginaw is located in Shelby County
    • Merrell Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Columbiana
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tuscaloosa County

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

Cemeteries Near Maplesville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maplesville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Maplesville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplesville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Foshee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foshee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foshee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Foshee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foshee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foshee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Convert Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Convert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Convert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stanton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Maplesville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Maplesville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Maplesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Donavan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Donavan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Donavan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (399 more) ...
    • Reeds Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeds Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Abney Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Maplesville had a population of 115 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Maplesville had a population of 695 people.

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

  • Dixie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Dixie is located in Chilton County
  • Stanton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Randolph
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Plantersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
    • Plantersville is located in Dallas County
  • Kincheon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kincheon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincheon
    • Kincheon is located in Chilton County
  • Oakmulgee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Vine Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vine Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
    • Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Vine Hill
    • From Maplesville to Vine Hill
  • Billingsley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Trio
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
    • Trio is located in Bibb County
  • Pinetucky
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinetucky have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetucky
    • Pinetucky is located in Perry County
  • Lomax
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lomax have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
    • Lomax is located in Chilton County
  • Jemison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Bethlehem
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Clanton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clanton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clanton
      • Clanton is located in Chilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,764 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clanton <2>
    • Milton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Autauga County

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

Newspapers Published in Maplesville ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maplesville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maplesville, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maplesville.

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 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 Maplesville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Maplesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Maplesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maplesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maplesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7885, Longitude: -86.8717    









 

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