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 Meadville (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 Meadville. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Meadville is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Autauga, Bullock, Crenshaw, Elmore, Lowndes, Macon & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Meadville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meadville:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Meadville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadville, with the one closest to Meadville listed first.
- Pine Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Ramer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Red Level
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Center Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Grady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Lapine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Pike Road
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pintlala
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pintlala is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pintlala
- Former name for Pintlala:
- Colquitt
- Cecil
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cecil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Hope Hull
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- English Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadville, with the one closest to Meadville listed first.
- Mitchell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Fitzpatrick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Postoak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Inverness
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Inverness is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Union Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Perote
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Smuteye
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Smuteye is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadville, with the one closest to Meadville listed first.
- Highland Home
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Petrey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Honoraville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Vernledge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Vidette
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Social Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Luverne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rutledge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Cherokee Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Glenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadville, with the one closest to Meadville listed first.
- Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
- Ware
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Blue Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Prattville Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadville, with the one closest to Meadville listed first.
- Davenport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Sandy Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Letohatchee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Fort Deposit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hayneville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Burkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Lowndesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadville, with the one closest to Meadville listed first.
- Hardaway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- Tysonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Shorter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Calebee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- La Place
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Fort Davis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadville, with the one closest to Meadville listed first.
- Kent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Orion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Ansley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Meeksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- Youngblood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Wingard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Needmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Linwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- McClure Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Saco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Saco is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Troy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hallsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meadville, see our County-by-County Page for Meadville.
Cemeteries Near Meadville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meadville.
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 Meadville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meadville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meadville, with the one closest to Meadville listed first.
- Hills Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Frazer - McLeod Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Urquhart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chesser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orme Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sentell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fannin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Possum Trot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Garner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jackson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (330 more) ...
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Underwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Meadville had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meadville, with the one closest to Meadville listed first.
- Ramer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Grady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Ada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Strata
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Strata is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strata
- Naftel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Naftel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naftel
- Le Grand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Le Grand is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Grand
- Sellers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sellers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Lapine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Shady Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Curry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Curry is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Orion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- China Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- China Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- Highland Home
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meadville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meadville.
Newspapers Published in Meadville ...
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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meadville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meadville, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meadville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Meadville:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bullock County
- Crenshaw County
- Elmore County
- Lowndes County
- Macon County
- Pike 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 Meadville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Meadville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |