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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Mehaffey. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Mehaffey to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mehaffey, 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 Mehaffey (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 Mehaffey. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Mehaffey is historic, it would have been located within present day Washington County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Greene (MS) & Wayne (MS).

Below are the counties that are near Mehaffey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mehaffey:

  • Washington County     (The home county of Mehaffey)
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mehaffey, with the one closest to Mehaffey listed first.
    • Aquilla
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aquilla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
      • Aquilla is located in Choctaw County
    • Cullomburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bolinger
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolinger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
      • Bolinger is located in Choctaw County
    • Isney
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Isney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
      • Isney is located in Choctaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Isney
      • From Mehaffey to Isney
    • Silas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silas
      • Silas is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silas <4>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Silas
      • From Mehaffey to Silas
    • Emory
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emory. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
      • Emory is located in Choctaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Emory
      • From Mehaffey to Emory
    • Souwilpa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Souwilpa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
      • Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Souwilpa
      • From Mehaffey to Souwilpa
    • Bladon Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilbertown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Toxey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toxey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
      • Toxey is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Womack Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Melvin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Melvin is located in Choctaw County
    • Okatuppa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Okatuppa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
      • Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Okatuppa
      • From Mehaffey to Okatuppa
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mehaffey, with the one closest to Mehaffey listed first.
    • Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fakit Chipunta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
      • Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County
    • Coffeeville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
      • Coffeeville is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeeville <4>
    • Salitpa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Stave Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Winn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
      • Winn is located in Clarke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Winn
      • From Mehaffey to Winn
    • Jackson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Toddtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Clarke County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mehaffey, with the one closest to Mehaffey listed first.
    • Gin ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
      • Gin is located in Clarke County (MS)
    • Shubuta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shubuta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
      • Shubuta is located in Clarke County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • Junction City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Junction City is located in Clarke County (MS)
    • De Soto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Greene County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mehaffey, with the one closest to Mehaffey listed first.
    • State Line
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for State Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • State Line is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to State Line
      • From Mehaffey to State Line
    • Carson City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
      • Carson City is located in Greene County (MS)
    • Clark
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Avera
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avera. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
      • Avera is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Avera
      • From Mehaffey to Avera
  • Wayne County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mehaffey, with the one closest to Mehaffey listed first.
    • Robinsons Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Waynesboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
      • Waynesboro is located in Wayne County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,866 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
    • Clara
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Matherville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Matherville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
      • Matherville is located in Wayne County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Matherville
      • From Mehaffey to Matherville
    • Whistler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whistler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
      • Whistler is located in Wayne County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whistler
      • From Mehaffey to Whistler
    • Mulberry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mulberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Wayne County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mulberry
      • From Mehaffey to Mulberry

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mehaffey, see our County-by-County Page for Mehaffey.

Cemeteries Near Mehaffey ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mehaffey.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mehaffey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mehaffey, with the one closest to Mehaffey listed first.

  • Minerva Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minerva Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minerva Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Tree Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Tree Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Tree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Winsletts Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winsletts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winsletts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Flat Branch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Healing Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Healing Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Healing Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sand Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Copeland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copeland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Copeland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barlow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barlow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (252 more) ...
    • Chapel Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Millry Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Smiths Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smiths Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smiths Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Mehaffey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mehaffey.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Mehaffey, with the one closest to Mehaffey listed first.

  • Healing Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Millry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millry
    • Millry is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millry <4>
  • Aquilla
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aquilla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
    • Aquilla is located in Choctaw County
  • Denham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
    • Denham is located in Wayne County (MS)
  • Koenton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koenton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenton
    • Koenton is located in Washington County
  • Rescueville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rescueville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescueville
    • Rescueville is located in Choctaw County
  • Isney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Isney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
    • Isney is located in Choctaw County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Isney
    • From Mehaffey to Isney
  • Silas
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silas
    • Silas is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silas <4>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Silas
    • From Mehaffey to Silas
  • Winchester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
    • Winchester is located in Wayne County (MS)
  • Tokio
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tokio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
    • Tokio is located in Wayne County (MS)
  • Emory
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emory. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
    • Emory is located in Choctaw County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Emory
    • From Mehaffey to Emory
  • State Line
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for State Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
    • State Line is located in Greene County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to State Line
    • From Mehaffey to State Line
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mehaffey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mehaffey.

Newspapers Published in Mehaffey ...

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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mehaffey.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mehaffey, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mehaffey.

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 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 Mehaffey:

The official website for Washington County: www.washingtoncountyalgov.com

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 Mehaffey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mehaffey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mehaffey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6178, Longitude: -88.3984    









 

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