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 McEntyre (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 McEntyre. 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.
McEntyre is located in Clarke 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 Clarke County: Baldwin, Choctaw, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Washington & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near McEntyre. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McEntyre:
- Clarke County (The home county of McEntyre)
- The following are listed by their distance from McEntyre, with the one closest to McEntyre listed first.
- Campbell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Coffeeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zimco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- West Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Glover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Winn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Winn is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
- Morvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Salitpa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fulton is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Grove Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Toddtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Toddtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
- Dickinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from McEntyre, with the one closest to McEntyre listed first.
- Womack Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- Bladon Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bladon Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladon Springs
- Cullomburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
- Bolinger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bolinger is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
- Gilbertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Silas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Souwilpa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Toxey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Toxey is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Lavaca
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Red Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Butler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Needham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Aquilla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from McEntyre, with the one closest to McEntyre listed first.
- Putnam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Sweet Water
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Dixon's Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Aimwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Nanafalia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Barrons is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons
- Moss ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Vineland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Half Acre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Magnolia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Myrtlewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Monroe County
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Finchburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from McEntyre, with the one closest to McEntyre listed first.
- Frankville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Bigbee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Saint Stephen's
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Leroy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Leroy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Carson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Carson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Bassetts Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
- Prestwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Prestwick is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
- Healing Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Millry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wagarville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hobson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hobson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
- Barlow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from McEntyre, with the one closest to McEntyre listed first.
- Lower Peach Tree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Pine Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Anne Manie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Arlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Kimbrough
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Coy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Yellow Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McEntyre, see our County-by-County Page for McEntyre.
Cemeteries Near McEntyre ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McEntyre.
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 McEntyre - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McEntyre covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McEntyre, with the one closest to McEntyre listed first.
- New Prospect Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bell Brewer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Huggins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kiels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ulcanush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Griffin Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Austin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bashan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (264 more) ...
- Coffeeville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, McEntyre had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McEntyre, with the one closest to McEntyre listed first.
- Coffeeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Tallahatta Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tallahatta Springs is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahatta Springs
- Cunningham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cunningham is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- West Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Winn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Winn is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Glover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Salitpa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- Bashi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bashi is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashi
- Morvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Grove Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rural
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rural is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Womack Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- Nicholsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nicholsville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- Frankville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McEntyre. See our List of 1890's Communities around McEntyre.
Newspapers Published in McEntyre ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around McEntyre.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McEntyre, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McEntyre.
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 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 McEntyre:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Clarke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Choctaw County
- Marengo County
- Monroe County
- Washington 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> | 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 McEntyre, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- McEntyre) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |