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 Myrtlewood (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 Myrtlewood. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Myrtlewood is located in Marengo 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 Marengo County: Choctaw, Clarke, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Perry, Sumter & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Myrtlewood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Myrtlewood:
- Marengo County (The home county of Myrtlewood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Myrtlewood, with the one closest to Myrtlewood listed first.
- Beckleys ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beckleys is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckleys
- Blue Lock ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Lock is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lock
- Half Acre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Griffins ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Griffins is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins
- Pin Hook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pin Hook is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Linden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aimwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Barrons is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons
- Nanafalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Providence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Moss ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Sweet Water
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Myrtlewood, with the one closest to Myrtlewood listed first.
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
- Tompkinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Pennington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Choctaw City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Lavaca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Pelham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pelham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Jachin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jachin is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin
- Butler
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cromwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cromwell is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Lisman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Pushmataha
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Red Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Myrtlewood, with the one closest to Myrtlewood listed first.
- Morvin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Campbell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Glover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Atkeison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Thomasville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas County
- Central Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Central Mills is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Mills
- Greene County
- Forkland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Myrtlewood, with the one closest to Myrtlewood listed first.
- Gallion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Arcola
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Prairieville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Cedarville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Myrtlewood, with the one closest to Myrtlewood listed first.
- Freetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Freetown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Uniontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ellawhite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellawhite is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellawhite
- The Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Village is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Myrtlewood, with the one closest to Myrtlewood listed first.
- Whitfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitfield is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Derby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Bellamy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Coatopa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- McDowell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Arrington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Intercourse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Brewersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Ward
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ward is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Kinterbish
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Moore Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- York
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- York is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <1>
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Myrtlewood, with the one closest to Myrtlewood listed first.
- Lamison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
- Arlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Anne Manie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Kimbrough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Bethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Catherine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Catherine is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Pine Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Gastonburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Myrtlewood, see our County-by-County Page for Myrtlewood.
Cemeteries Near Myrtlewood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Myrtlewood.
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 Myrtlewood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Myrtlewood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Myrtlewood, with the one closest to Myrtlewood listed first.
- Clover Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- James Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Campground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rembert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Millwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Geneva Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beaver Creek Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Berry Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (265 more) ...
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nanafalia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Aimwell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Myrtlewood had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Myrtlewood had a population of 115 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Myrtlewood, with the one closest to Myrtlewood listed first.
- Tompkinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Rembert
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rembert is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rembert
- Nanafalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Aimwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Linden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Robjohn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Robjohn is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robjohn
- Sweet Water
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Moss ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Octagon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Octagon is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon
- Williamsburg ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Shiloh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mount Sterling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sterling is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Putnam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Dixon's Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Myrtlewood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Myrtlewood.
Newspapers Published in Myrtlewood ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Myrtlewood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Myrtlewood, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Myrtlewood.
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 either 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 Myrtlewood:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marengo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Choctaw County
- Clarke County
- Dallas County
- Greene County
- Hale County
- Perry County
- Sumter County
- Wilcox 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 Myrtlewood, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Myrtlewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |