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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 Nauvoo (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 Nauvoo. 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 Nauvoo ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

The town of Nauvoo was originally named Ingle Mills

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.

A Few Details for Nauvoo ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

  • Nauvoo was established in 1888.

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.

Nauvoo is primarily located in Walker County. A portion of Nauvoo extends into Winston 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 Walker County: Blount, Cullman, Fayette, Jefferson, Marion, Tuscaloosa & Winston.

Below are the counties that are near Nauvoo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nauvoo:

  • Walker County     (The home county of Nauvoo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nauvoo, with the one closest to Nauvoo listed first.
    • Slicklizzard
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Prospect
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prospect. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
      • Prospect is located in Walker County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Prospect
      • From Nauvoo to Prospect
    • Carbon Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Saragossa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saragossa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
      • Saragossa is located in Walker County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saragossa
      • From Nauvoo to Saragossa
    • Kansas
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Eldridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgil
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgil. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
      • Edgil is located in Walker County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edgil
      • From Nauvoo to Edgil
    • Townley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
      • Townley is located in Walker County
    • Gamble
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gamble. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
      • Gamble is located in Walker County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gamble
      • From Nauvoo to Gamble
    • Camak Mills ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camak Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camak Mills
      • Camak Mills is located in Walker County
    • South Lowell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Marylee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marylee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
      • Marylee is located in Walker County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marylee
      • From Nauvoo to Marylee
    • Jasper
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cullman County
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nauvoo, with the one closest to Nauvoo listed first.
    • Bazemore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Allen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Alta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
      • Alta is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alta
      • From Nauvoo to Alta
    • Gu - Win
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Berry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Bankston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluff
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
      • Bluff is located in Fayette County
    • Kirkland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rossland City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossland City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
      • Rossland City is located in Fayette County
    • Fayette
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Fayette County
  • Franklin County
  • Lamar County
    • Beaverton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
      • Beaverton is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <2>
  • Lawrence County
    • Camp Spring ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
      • Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nauvoo, with the one closest to Nauvoo listed first.
    • Rock City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
      • Rock City is located in Marion County
    • Thornhill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thornhill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
      • Thornhill is located in Marion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Thornhill
      • From Nauvoo to Thornhill
    • Brilliant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brilliant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
      • Brilliant is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brilliant <2>
    • Winfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Twin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Yampertown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Bear Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Guin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Stinson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
      • Stinson is located in Marion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stinson
      • From Nauvoo to Stinson
    • Pikeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pikeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
      • Pikeville is located in Marion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pikeville
      • From Nauvoo to Pikeville
    • Hackleburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hamilton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Winston County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nauvoo, see our County-by-County Page for Nauvoo.

Cemeteries Near Nauvoo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nauvoo.

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 Nauvoo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nauvoo, with the one closest to Nauvoo listed first.

  • Old Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Ashbank Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Ashbank Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashbank Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashbank Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sims Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sims Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sims Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liberty Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Keeton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keeton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keeton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Ararat Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Ararat Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Ararat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • King Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ingle & Wakefield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ingle & Wakefield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ingle & Wakefield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Union MB Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union MB Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union MB Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Ingle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ingle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Ingle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Norris Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (616 more) ...
    • Walden Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Prospect Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Kaeiser Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kaeiser Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kaeiser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Nauvoo had a population of 85 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Nauvoo had a population of 201 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Nauvoo, with the one closest to Nauvoo listed first.

  • Ashbank
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashbank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbank
    • Ashbank is located in Winston County
  • Prospect
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prospect. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Prospect is located in Walker County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Prospect
    • From Nauvoo to Prospect
  • Lynn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kansas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Carbon Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Saragossa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saragossa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
    • Saragossa is located in Walker County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Saragossa
    • From Nauvoo to Saragossa
  • Eldridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Edgil
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgil. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
    • Edgil is located in Walker County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Edgil
    • From Nauvoo to Edgil
  • Natural Bridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Texas
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
    • Texas is located in Marion County
  • Townley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
    • Townley is located in Walker County
  • Gamble
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gamble. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
    • Gamble is located in Walker County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gamble
    • From Nauvoo to Gamble
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nauvoo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nauvoo.

Newspapers Published in Nauvoo ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nauvoo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nauvoo, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nauvoo.

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 helpful 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 Nauvoo:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nauvoo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Walker County: www.walkercounty.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Nauvoo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Nauvoo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nauvoo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9891, Longitude: -87.4869    









 

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