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 Mount Carmel (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 Mount Carmel. 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.
Name Variations for Mount Carmel ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Carmel: Mt. Carmel
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Carmel. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Carmel.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Mount Carmel is located in Geneva 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 Geneva County: Coffee, Covington, Dale, Houston, Holmes (FL) & Walton (FL).
Below are the counties that are near Mount Carmel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Carmel:
- Geneva County (The home county of Mount Carmel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Samson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coffee Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Chancellor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Scranton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Geneva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bellwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Hartford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Black
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Black is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Dundee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Slocomb
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Malvern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Goodman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Goodman is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Central City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Central City is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Battens Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- Alberton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Kinston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Enterprise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Brockton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clintonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Elba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Curtis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Danleys Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Mixson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Pine Level
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- County Line
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Beulah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Beulah is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Onycha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Onycha is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onycha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Opp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Opp is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <1>
- Horn Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Horn Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Babbie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Babbie is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Florala
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lockhart
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lockhart is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Sanford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Antioch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Rose Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Libertyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Libertyville is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Red Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Red Oak is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Crenshaw County
- Bullock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Level Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Clayhatchee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Daleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Fort Rucker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Pinckard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ozark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Holmes County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Izagora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Cerrogordo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Esto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Esto is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Noma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ponce de Leon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Okaloosa County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Svea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Svea is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
- Laurel Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walton County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Paxton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Walton County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Washington County (FL)
- Caryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Carmel, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Carmel.
Cemeteries Near Mount Carmel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Carmel.
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 Mount Carmel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Carmel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Haney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Elam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Travelers Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hall & Rivers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- Coffee Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Asbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Mount Carmel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Carmel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Marl
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marl is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl
- Coffee Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Damascus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Damascus is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Alberton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Geneva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughanville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughanville is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville
- Highfalls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Highfalls is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfalls
- Enterprise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- High Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- High Bluff is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bluff
- Level Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Elba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clayhatchee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Clintonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Green Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Green Bay is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Carmel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Carmel.
Newspapers Published in Mount Carmel ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Carmel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Carmel, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Carmel.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Mount Carmel:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Geneva County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coffee County
- Covington County
- Crenshaw County
- Dale County
- Holmes County
- Okaloosa County
- Walton County
- Washington 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 Mount Carmel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Carmel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |