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 Milton (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 Milton. 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 and doctors 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.
Milton is located in Autauga 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 Autauga County: Chilton, Dallas, Elmore, Lowndes & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Milton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Milton:
- Autauga County (The home county of Milton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.
- Fremont
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fremont is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Jones
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jones is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Vine Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Statesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Billingsley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Autaugaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- White City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Booth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Jones Bluff Dam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jones Bluff Dam is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bluff Dam
- Melmar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.
- Lawley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lawley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
- Tucker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tucker is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Active
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Randolph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Oakley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oakley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.
- Riderville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riderville is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
- Adams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Stanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Maplesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Verbena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Clanton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thorsby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jemison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jumbo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.
- Burnsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Plantersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Valley Grande
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Valley Grande is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grande
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,468 people
- Tyler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Selma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Casey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Casey is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
- Sunset Mill Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Mill Village is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Mill Village
- Sardis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Cahawba ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cahawba is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahawba
- Harrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Harrell is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Belknap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belknap is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Kings
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kings is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.
- Deatsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Robinson Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Lightwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Coosada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Prattville Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- Elmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Holtville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Adkin Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Titus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.
- White Hall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Benton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Petronia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Petronia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
- Burkville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Lowndesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Collirene
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Collirene is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene
- Mosses
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Gordonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Hayneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.
- Catoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Catoma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
- Stone's
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- Gibbs Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
- Highland Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.
- Augustin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Augustin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustin
- Oakmulgee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Suttle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Suttle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
- Bethlehem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Sprott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sprott is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Vilula
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Vilula is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilula
- Marion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Milton, see our County-by-County Page for Milton.
Cemeteries Near Milton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Milton.
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 Milton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Milton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.
- Milton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bishop Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bishop Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southeast of Jones.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21645 <3>
- Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Caver Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wyatt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pea Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (369 more) ...
- Home Aid Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Milton had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Milton, with the one closest to Milton listed first.
- Statesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Vine Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Burnsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Mulberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Billingsley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plantersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Autaugaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Dixie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Summerfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Summerfield is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Stanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Kincheon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kincheon is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincheon
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Tyler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Selma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maplesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Milton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Milton.
Newspapers Published in Milton ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Milton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Milton, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Milton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Milton:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Autauga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Chilton County
- Dallas County
- Elmore County
- Lowndes County
- Montgomery County
- Perry 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Milton) 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 Milton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |