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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about McNeiders. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added McNeiders to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with McNeiders, please Contact Us.
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 McNeiders (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 McNeiders. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of McNeiders is historic, it would have been located within present day Marengo 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 Marengo County: Choctaw, Clarke, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Perry, Sumter & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near McNeiders. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McNeiders:
- Marengo County (The home county of McNeiders)
- The following are listed by their distance from McNeiders, with the one closest to McNeiders listed first.
- Putnam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Nanafalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Barrons is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons
- Aimwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Sweet Water
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Half Acre
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Moss ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Myrtlewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Vineland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Beckleys ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Beckleys is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckleys
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from McNeiders, with the one closest to McNeiders listed first.
- Lavaca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Tompkinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Butler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Womack Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- Choctaw City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Pennington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Red Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Toxey
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Toxey is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Jachin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jachin is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin
- Needham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Lisman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Gilbertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from McNeiders, with the one closest to McNeiders listed first.
- Morvin
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Campbell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Glover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- West Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Thomasville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Coffeeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Atkeison
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
- Zimco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Fulton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Dickinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Grove Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from McNeiders, with the one closest to McNeiders listed first.
- Whitfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Whitfield is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Derby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Kinterbish
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Ward
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ward is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from McNeiders, with the one closest to McNeiders listed first.
- Frankville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Bigbee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from McNeiders, with the one closest to McNeiders listed first.
- Arlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Pine Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Anne Manie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Kimbrough
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Lamison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
- Lower Peach Tree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- 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 McNeiders, see our County-by-County Page for McNeiders.
Cemeteries Near McNeiders ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McNeiders.
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 McNeiders - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McNeiders covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McNeiders, with the one closest to McNeiders listed first.
- Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Putnam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Luker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tallahatta Cemetery for Blacks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bashan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Mariah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (247 more) ...
- Hoboken Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elam Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bashi Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.
While we didn't find McNeiders in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McNeiders.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McNeiders, with the one closest to McNeiders listed first.
- Morvin
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Putnam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Campbell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Nicholsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nicholsville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- Cunningham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cunningham is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Ararat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ararat is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
- Bashi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bashi is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashi
- Nanafalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Tallahatta Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tallahatta Springs is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahatta Springs
- Glover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Sweet Water
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Aimwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mount Sterling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sterling is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- McEntyre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McEntyre is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEntyre
- West Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McNeiders. See our List of 1890's Communities around McNeiders.
Newspapers Published in McNeiders ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around McNeiders.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McNeiders, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McNeiders.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 McNeiders:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marengo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Choctaw County
- Clarke County
- Sumter County
- Washington County
- Wilcox County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 McNeiders, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- McNeiders) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |