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 Marcoot (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 Marcoot. 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 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.
Marcoot is located in Chambers 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 Chambers County: Lee, Randolph, Tallapoosa, Harris (GA) & Troup (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Marcoot. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marcoot:
- Chambers County (The home county of Marcoot)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marcoot, with the one closest to Marcoot listed first.
- Penton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Chapel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Milltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Blackman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- LaFayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Clackville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Red Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Abanda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Boyds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- Fredonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Doublehead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Stroud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marcoot, with the one closest to Marcoot listed first.
- Motley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Mellow Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Cragford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harkins Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Lineville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Millerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Barfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Elmore County
- Irma ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Irma is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Hale County
- Erie ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marcoot, with the one closest to Marcoot listed first.
- The Bottle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Gwen Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Opelika
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Roxana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Auburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chewacla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Loachapoka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ridgewood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Blanton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blanton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beauregard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marcoot, with the one closest to Marcoot listed first.
- Notasulga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marcoot, with the one closest to Marcoot listed first.
- Peavy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Peavy is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Wadley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Forester Chapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Roanoke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Almond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Malone Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Rock Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- High Shoals
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- West
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Corbin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Wedowee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ofelia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Rockdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marcoot, with the one closest to Marcoot listed first.
- Frog Eye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Dudleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Daviston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Truett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Matilda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Emuckfaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Camp Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- New Site
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Dadeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Goldville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Agricola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Jacksons' Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Harris County (GA)
- Pine Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Lake is located in Harris County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Heard County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marcoot, with the one closest to Marcoot listed first.
- Glenn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neals Crossroad
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Houston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Houston is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Frolona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frolona is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Troup County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marcoot, with the one closest to Marcoot listed first.
- Evansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Abbottsford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- West Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North West Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- North West Point is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North West Point
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- West Lake Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
- Rockwell Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
- LaGrange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Sassafrass Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- Sunny Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- Graysons Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Marcoot, see our County-by-County Page for Marcoot.
Cemeteries Near Marcoot ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marcoot.
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 Marcoot - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Marcoot covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marcoot, with the one closest to Marcoot listed first.
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Rock Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hill - Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blanton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chappell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Waites Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Finley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (389 more) ...
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sims Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Marcoot had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Marcoot, with the one closest to Marcoot listed first.
- Chapel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Buffalo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Blackman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- LaFayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Bosworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bosworth is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Dudleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Denver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Denver is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Buttston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Buttston is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttston
- Moorefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Moorefield is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Judson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Judson is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Boyds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- Daviston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Marcoot. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marcoot.
Newspapers Published in Marcoot ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marcoot.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marcoot, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Marcoot.
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 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 Marcoot:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Chambers County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Elmore County
- Hale County
- Lee County
- Macon County
- Randolph County
- Tallapoosa County
- Harris County
- Heard County
- Troup 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 Marcoot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Marcoot) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |