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 McLendon (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 McLendon. 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 hospitals 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.
McLendon is located in Russell 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 Russell County: Barbour, Bullock, Lee, Macon, Chattahoochee (GA), Muscogee (GA) & Stewart (GA).
Below are the counties that are near McLendon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McLendon:
- Russell County (The home county of McLendon)
- The following are listed by their distance from McLendon, with the one closest to McLendon listed first.
- Cottonton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cottonton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonton
- Jernigan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jernigan is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan
- Loflin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Loflin is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
- Pittsview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Holy Trinity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Trinity is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity
- Oswichee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oswichee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswichee
- Seale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Mitchell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hatchechubbee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hatchechubbee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchechubbee
- Rutherford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rutherford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Fontaine Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fontaine Village is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontaine Village
- Hurtsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from McLendon, with the one closest to McLendon listed first.
- Big Eddy ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Big Eddy is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
- Hawkinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
- Spring Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Eufaula
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Comer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Comer is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Cotton Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Bakerhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Clayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from McLendon, with the one closest to McLendon listed first.
- Midway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Three Notch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Three Notch is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
- Pine Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Henry County
- Screamer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Screamer is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from McLendon, with the one closest to McLendon listed first.
- Marvyn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marvyn is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
- Prince Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- Smith's Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Smith's Station is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
- Bleecker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bleecker is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
- Macon County
- Society Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Chattahoochee County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McLendon, with the one closest to McLendon listed first.
- Fort Benning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Central Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Central Springs is located in Chattahoochee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Springs
- Cusseta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Halloca ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Halloca is located in Chattahoochee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloca
- Ochillee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ochillee is located in Chattahoochee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochillee
- Estimated population in 2019: 680 people
- Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
- Ida Vesper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
- Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
- Marion County (GA)
- Glen Alta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Alta is located in Marion County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alta
- Muscogee County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McLendon, with the one closest to McLendon listed first.
- Baker Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Village is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Village
- Cusseta Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cusseta Heights is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 10,684 people
- Columbus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Marys Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Marys Hills is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,567 people
- Sunset Terrace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Terrace is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Terrace
- Population from the 2010 Census: 846 people
- City Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- City Village is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Village
- Wynnton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wynnton is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnton
- Bibb City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bibb City is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb City
- Hilton Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hilton Heights is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 324 people
- East Edgewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Edgewood is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgewood
- Estimated population in 2019: 569 people
- Maridale Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Maridale Estates is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maridale Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 60,867 people
- Branton Woods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Branton Woods is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,961 people
- Glenns
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Glenns is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,020 people
- Quitman County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McLendon, with the one closest to McLendon listed first.
- Georgetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Quitman County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Hatcher
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hatcher is located in Quitman County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Morris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Randolph County (GA)
- Wades
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wades is located in Randolph County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,858 people
- Stewart County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McLendon, with the one closest to McLendon listed first.
- Omaha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Florence is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Sanford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sanford is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Estimated population in 2019: 159 people
- Louvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lumpkin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Richland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Webster County (GA)
- Weston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McLendon, see our County-by-County Page for McLendon.
Cemeteries Near McLendon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McLendon.
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 McLendon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McLendon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McLendon, with the one closest to McLendon listed first.
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McClendon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Browder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glennville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Florence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (195 more) ...
- Ivey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Mariah Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find McLendon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McLendon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McLendon, with the one closest to McLendon listed first.
- Jernigan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jernigan is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan
- Omaha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Loflin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Loflin is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
- Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Orletta ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Orletta is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orletta
- Oswichee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oswichee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswichee
- Howe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Howe is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Seale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Fort Mitchell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hatchechubbee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hatchechubbee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchechubbee
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Louvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cottage Mills ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Mills is located in Chattahoochee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Mills
- Batesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Batesville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McLendon. See our List of 1890's Communities around McLendon.
Newspapers Published in McLendon ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around McLendon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McLendon, 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 McLendon.
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 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 McLendon:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Russell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Bullock County
- Henry County
- Lee County
- Macon County
- Chattahoochee County
- Marion County
- Muscogee County
- Quitman County
- Randolph County
- Stewart County
- Webster 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McLendon) 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 McLendon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |