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 Monterey Park (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 Monterey Park. 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.
Monterey Park 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 Monterey Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Monterey Park:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Monterey Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Park, with the one closest to Monterey Park listed first.
- Pike Road
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Capitol Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
- Sunshine Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- Montgomery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- English Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Young Forte Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Young Forte Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Forte Village
- Gibbs Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
- Highland Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- New Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Hope Hull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Boylston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Boylston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Madison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Mount Meigs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Park, with the one closest to Monterey Park listed first.
- Millbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prattville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melmar
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Booth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Pine Level
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Autaugaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Independence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Marbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Park, with the one closest to Monterey Park listed first.
- Mitchell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Fitzpatrick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Crenshaw County
- Highland Home
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Park, with the one closest to Monterey Park listed first.
- Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
- Prattville Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- Blue Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Coosada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ware
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Elmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wetumpka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Robinson Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Adkin Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Claud
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Deatsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holtville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Eclectic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Park, with the one closest to Monterey Park listed first.
- Burkville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Letohatchee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Davenport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Hayneville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lowndesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sandy Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Mosses
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- White Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Fort Deposit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gordonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Park, with the one closest to Monterey Park listed first.
- Tysonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Shorter
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Calebee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- Hardaway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- La Place
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Hornady
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Park, with the one closest to Monterey Park listed first.
- Kent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Orion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Ansley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Meeksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Park, with the one closest to Monterey Park listed first.
- East Tallassee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tallassee
- Tallapoosa City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Monterey Park, see our County-by-County Page for Monterey Park.
Cemeteries Near Monterey Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monterey Park.
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 Monterey Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Monterey Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Monterey Park, with the one closest to Monterey Park listed first.
- Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Troy Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Big Roxanna MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Flora Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Larkin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Remount Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Perrys Mill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Freeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (289 more) ...
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Monterey Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Monterey Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Monterey Park, with the one closest to Monterey Park listed first.
- Barachias
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Barachias is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barachias
- Perry's Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Perry's Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry's Mill
- Snowdoun
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Snowdoun is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdoun
- Pike Road
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Montgomery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hope Hull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tharin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tharin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharin
- McGehee's
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McGehee's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee's
- Mount Meigs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
- Le Grand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Le Grand is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Grand
- Stone's
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- Jackson's Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson's Lake is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson's Lake
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Catoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Catoma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
- Ada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Fleta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fleta is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleta
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Monterey Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monterey Park.
Newspapers Published in Monterey Park ...
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 138 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monterey Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monterey Park, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monterey Park.
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 Monterey Park:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Bullock County
- Crenshaw County
- Elmore County
- Lowndes County
- Macon County
- Pike County
- Tallapoosa 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Monterey Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Monterey Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |