Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Moss. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Moss to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Moss, 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 Moss (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 Moss. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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 Moss is historic, it would have been located within present day Marengo 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 Marengo County: Choctaw, Clarke, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Perry, Sumter & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Moss. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moss:
- Marengo County (The home county of Moss)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moss, with the one closest to Moss listed first.
- Sweet Water
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Dixon's Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon's Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Aimwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Half Acre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Barrons ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Nanafalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Blue Lock ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Myrtlewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtlewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Vineland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Beckleys ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moss, with the one closest to Moss listed first.
- Tompkinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Lavaca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Pennington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Choctaw City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Pelham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Jachin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Butler
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Butler is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <3>
- Cromwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Lisman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Red Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moss, with the one closest to Moss listed first.
- Glover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Atkeison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Morvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Thomasville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Thomasville is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <3>
- Campbell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Fulton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Dickinson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Nettleboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Grove Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Grove Hill is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove Hill <3>
- Zimco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Coffeeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- Dallas County
- Safford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Safford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safford
- Safford is located in Dallas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Safford <3>
- Safford
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moss, with the one closest to Moss listed first.
- Gallion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Prairieville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Arcola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moss, with the one closest to Moss listed first.
- Freetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Freetown is located in Perry County
- Ellawhite
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Uniontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <3>
- The Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- The Village is located in Perry County
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moss, with the one closest to Moss listed first.
- Whitfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Derby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- McDowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Bellamy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County
- Coatopa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Arrington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest) - Intercourse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moss, with the one closest to Moss listed first.
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Lamison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Anne Manie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anne Manie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Kimbrough
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Pine Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Catherine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Catherine is located in Wilcox County
- Gastonburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
- Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
- Yellow Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Alberta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Millers Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Millers Ferry is located in Wilcox County
- Prairie Bluff ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Bluff
- Prairie Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Prairie Bluff has also been known as:
- Dale
- Daletown
- Lower Peach Tree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moss, see our County-by-County Page for Moss.
Newspapers Published in Moss ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moss.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moss, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moss.
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 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 Moss:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Alabama Department of Archives & History
- Pages specific to Marengo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Choctaw County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clarke County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dallas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hale County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Perry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sumter County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wilcox County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Choctaw County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Marengo County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Marengo County
Cemeteries Near Moss ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moss.
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 Moss covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moss, with the one closest to Moss listed first.
- Union Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
- Berry Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berry Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berry Chapel Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
- Paynes Chapel Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paynes Chapel Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paynes Chapel Methodist Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pearson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearson Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
- Dunning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunning Cemetery
- Laurel Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Presbyterian Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Creek Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Creek Baptist Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
- Hosea Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hosea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hosea Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Springs Cemetery
- Continue List (262 more) ...
- Aimwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aimwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aimwell Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Aimwell Cemetery
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.
Moss itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moss, with the one closest to Moss listed first.
- Sweet Water
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Shiloh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Dixon's Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon's Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Aimwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Rembert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Octagon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Williamsburg ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Marengo County
- Clayhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Ellison ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Nicholsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- Nicholsville is located in Marengo County
- Nanafalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bashi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Vineland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Hampden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bashi
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moss. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moss.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Moss, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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- Moss) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Moss. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1276, Longitude: -87.8167 In this case, the coordinates for Moss have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |