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 New Convert (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 New Convert. 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 doctors 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.
New Convert is located in Chilton 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 Chilton County: Autauga, Bibb, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near New Convert. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Convert:
- Chilton County (The home county of New Convert)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Convert, with the one closest to New Convert listed first.
- Maplesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adams
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Stanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Thorsby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jemison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riderville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riderville is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
- Clanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jumbo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Verbena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Mountain Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Convert, with the one closest to New Convert listed first.
- Billingsley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vine Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Jones
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jones is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Haynes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- White City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Fremont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fremont is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Independence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Marbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Statesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Booth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Pine Level
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Convert, with the one closest to New Convert listed first.
- Tucker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Randolph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Lawley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lawley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
- Active
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Oakley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oakley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Ashby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Brierfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Centreville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Centreville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- East Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Town
- Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pratt Ferry is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Ferry
- Brent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eddings
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Eddings is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Convert, with the one closest to New Convert listed first.
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Dollar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Convert, with the one closest to New Convert listed first.
- Plantersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Burnsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Valley Grande
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Grande is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grande
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,468 people
- Selma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Convert, with the one closest to New Convert listed first.
- Lightwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Deatsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Convert, with the one closest to New Convert listed first.
- Oakmulgee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Bethlehem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Sprott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sprott is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Jericho
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Augustin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Augustin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustin
- Suttle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Suttle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
- Marion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Convert, with the one closest to New Convert listed first.
- Wilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wilton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Former names for Wilton:
- Birmingham Junction
- Bismarck
- Catoosa
- Woods
- Woodsborough
- Montevallo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Calera
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shelby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Aden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Sawmill Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
- Pine Grove Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Maylene
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Merrell Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Brantleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brantleyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantleyville
- Saginaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Saginaw is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Columbiana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Talladega County
- Talladega Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Convert, see our County-by-County Page for New Convert.
Cemeteries Near New Convert ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Convert.
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 New Convert - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Convert covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Convert, with the one closest to New Convert listed first.
- New Convert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Maplesville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Reeds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Isabella Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mulberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maplesville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Foshee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Foshee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Raspberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Abney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cox Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (403 more) ...
- Donavan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
While we didn't find New Convert in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Convert.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Convert, with the one closest to New Convert listed first.
- Maplesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Dixie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Randolph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Kincheon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kincheon is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincheon
- Jemison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lomax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lomax is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Plantersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Clanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Trio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trio is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
- Oakmulgee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Billingsley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pinetucky
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pinetucky is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetucky
- Vine Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Ashby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Convert. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Convert.
Newspapers Published in New Convert ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Convert.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Convert, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Convert.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 New Convert:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Chilton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Bibb County
- Coosa County
- Dallas County
- Elmore County
- Perry County
- Shelby County
- Talladega 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 New Convert, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Convert) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |