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 Meadow Grove (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 Meadow Grove. 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.
Name Variations for Meadow Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Meadow Grove: Meadow Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Meadow Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Meadow Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Meadow Grove is located in Pike 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 Pike County: Barbour, Bullock, Coffee, Crenshaw, Dale & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Meadow Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meadow Grove:
- Pike County (The home county of Meadow Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Grove, with the one closest to Meadow Grove listed first.
- Mossy Grove Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Troy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hallsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- McClure Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Youngblood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Goshen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Wingard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Banks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Meeksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- Ansley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Grove, with the one closest to Meadow Grove listed first.
- Elamville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Clio
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Louisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Blue Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Grove, with the one closest to Meadow Grove listed first.
- Postoak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Perote
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Inverness
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Inverness is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Smuteye
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smuteye is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Grove, with the one closest to Meadow Grove listed first.
- Wilkinstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Jack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Frisco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Roeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Zoar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Java
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Mixson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Pine Level
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Elba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clintonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Danleys Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Curtis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Covington County
- Rose Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Grove, with the one closest to Meadow Grove listed first.
- Social Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Vidette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Glenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Petrey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Luverne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Vernledge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Rutledge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Brantley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bullock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Cherokee Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Highland Home
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Grove, with the one closest to Meadow Grove listed first.
- Ariton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Phillips Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Arguta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Ozark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Skipperville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Grove, with the one closest to Meadow Grove listed first.
- Center Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Grady
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Level
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Lapine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Ramer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Red Level
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Red Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meadow Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Meadow Grove.
Cemeteries Near Meadow Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meadow Grove.
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 Meadow Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meadow Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meadow Grove, with the one closest to Meadow Grove listed first.
- Meadows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mullins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hillard & Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greene Hills Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Green Hills Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ballard Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (309 more) ...
- Mossy Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Meadow Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meadow Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meadow Grove, with the one closest to Meadow Grove listed first.
- Little Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Oak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oak
- Troy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hallsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Henderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Wingard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Vidette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Banks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ansley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Brundidge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pronto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Petrey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Patsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Patsburg is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patsburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Curry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Curry is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Catalpa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Catalpa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Orion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meadow Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meadow Grove.
Newspapers Published in Meadow Grove ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meadow Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meadow Grove, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meadow Grove.
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 Meadow Grove:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Bullock County
- Coffee County
- Covington County
- Crenshaw County
- Dale County
- Montgomery 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Meadow Grove) 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 Meadow Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |