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 Nave (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 Nave. 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 hospitals and 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.
Nave is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Hale & Marengo.
Below are the counties that are near Nave. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nave:
- Perry County (The home county of Nave)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nave, with the one closest to Nave listed first.
- Vilula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vilula is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilula
- Suttle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Suttle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
- Augustin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Augustin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustin
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sprott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sprott is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Ellawhite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ellawhite is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellawhite
- The Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Village is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Uniontown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Freetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Freetown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Jericho
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Morgan Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan Springs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- Bethlehem
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Brush Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nave, with the one closest to Nave listed first.
- Fremont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fremont is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Jones
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jones is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Vine Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Statesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Jones Bluff Dam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jones Bluff Dam is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bluff Dam
- Bibb County
- Pondville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pondville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nave, with the one closest to Nave listed first.
- Riderville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Riderville is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
- Stanton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Adams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nave, with the one closest to Nave listed first.
- Marion Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marion Junction is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Junction
- Massillon ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Massillon is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
- Harrell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harrell is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Browns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Browns is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
- Orrville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Valley Grande
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Valley Grande is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grande
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,468 people
- Sunset Mill Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Mill Village is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Mill Village
- Selma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Safford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cahawba ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cahawba is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahawba
- Central Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Central Mills is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Mills
- Crumptonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
- Burnsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nave, with the one closest to Nave listed first.
- Newbern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newbern is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Rosemary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemary is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Greensboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Cedarville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Gallion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Arcola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Lowndes County
- Benton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nave, with the one closest to Nave listed first.
- Faunsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Siddonsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Siddonsville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsville
- Consul
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Consul is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consul
- Dayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crenshaw is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Thomaston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thomaston is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Flatwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Hugo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hugo is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nave, with the one closest to Nave listed first.
- Alberta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alberta is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Rehoboth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rehoboth is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Gastonburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
- Catherine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Catherine is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Prairie Bluff ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Prairie Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Bluff
- Prairie Bluff has also been known as:
- Dale
- Daletown
- Millers Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Millers Ferry is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Bethel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Boykin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Boykin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Lamison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nave, see our County-by-County Page for Nave.
Cemeteries Near Nave ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nave.
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 Nave - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nave covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nave, with the one closest to Nave listed first.
- Marion Junction Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rasco Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rasco Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pernell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Prosperity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Witt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Craig Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Bell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Chapter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pinecrest Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Nave in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nave.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nave, with the one closest to Nave listed first.
- Massillon ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Massillon is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
- Marion Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marion Junction is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Junction
- Hamburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hamburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Harrell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harrell is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Vilula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vilula is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilula
- Browns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Browns is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
- Bogue Chitto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Augustin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Augustin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustin
- Eleanor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eleanor is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hazen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hazen is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Orrville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Perryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perryville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Summerfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Summerfield is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Sprott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sprott is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nave. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nave.
Newspapers Published in Nave ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nave.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nave, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nave.
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 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 Nave:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Bibb County
- Chilton County
- Dallas County
- Hale County
- Lowndes County
- Marengo 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 Nave, 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- Nave) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |