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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 New Harmony (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 Harmony. 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 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.

New Harmony is located in Chambers 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 Chambers County: Lee, Randolph, Tallapoosa, Harris (GA) & Troup (GA).

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

  • Chambers County     (The home county of New Harmony)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Harmony, with the one closest to New Harmony listed first.
    • Waverly
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Waverly is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Blackman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Blackman is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
    • Boyds
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Boyds is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
    • LaFayette
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cusseta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Chapel Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
    • Penton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Penton is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
    • Huguley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Huguley is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
    • Milltown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Milltown is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
    • Five Points
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Five Points is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Eady City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Eady City is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
    • Lanett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Fredonia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Fredonia is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Harmony, with the one closest to New Harmony listed first.
    • Motley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Motley is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
    • Mellow Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
  • Coosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Harmony, with the one closest to New Harmony listed first.
    • Fishpond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Fishpond is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
    • Ray
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Ray is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
  • Elmore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Harmony, with the one closest to New Harmony listed first.
    • Irma ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Irma is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
    • Kent
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tallassee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jordan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jordan is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Hale County
    • Erie ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Erie is located in Hale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Harmony, with the one closest to New Harmony listed first.
    • The Bottle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Bottle is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
    • Roxana
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Roxana is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
    • Gwen Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
    • Auburn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Loachapoka
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Opelika
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridgewood Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
    • Chewacla
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Chewacla is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
    • Beauregard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Beauregard is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
    • Salem
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Blanton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Blanton is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
    • Bleecker
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bleecker is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
    • Marvyn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Marvyn is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Harmony, with the one closest to New Harmony listed first.
    • Notasulga
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Liberty City is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
    • Society Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Society Hill is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
    • Tuskegee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Franklin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hornady
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hornady is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Harmony, with the one closest to New Harmony listed first.
    • Wadley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Almond
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Almond is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
    • Peavy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Peavy is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
    • Forester Chapel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
    • Roanoke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Malone Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
    • Rock Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rock Mills is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
  • Russell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Harmony, with the one closest to New Harmony listed first.
    • Crawford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Crawford is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Hugley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hugley is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
  • Tallapoosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Harmony, with the one closest to New Harmony listed first.
    • Camp Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Slaughters ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
    • Dudleyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
    • Agricola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
    • Dadeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Matilda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
    • Church Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
    • Frog Eye
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
    • Jacksons' Gap
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Susannah ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
    • Daviston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Reeltown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
    • Benson ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Harris County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Harmony, with the one closest to New Harmony listed first.
    • Pine Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Pine Lake is located in Harris County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
    • Mountain Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Mountain Hill is located in Harris County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
  • Troup County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Harmony, with the one closest to New Harmony listed first.
    • West Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • North West Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • North West Point is located in Troup County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North West Point
    • Evansville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
    • Abbottsford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Abbottsford is located in Troup County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
    • Vernon ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Vernon is located in Troup County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • West Lake Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • West Lake Village is located in Troup County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
    • Pioneer Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Pioneer Village is located in Troup County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village

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

Cemeteries Near New Harmony ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Harmony.

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 Harmony - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Harmony covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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 Harmony in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Harmony.

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

  • Waverly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Waverly is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Gold Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Gold Hill is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Oak Bowery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Oak Bowery is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bowery
  • Moorefield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Moorefield is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
  • Judson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Judson is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
  • Blackman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Blackman is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
  • Boyds
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Boyds is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
  • Camp Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mary
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Mary is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
  • Tuckersburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Tuckersburg is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckersburg
  • Roxana
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Roxana is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
  • Dudleyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • LaFayette
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Loachapoka
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Auburn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in New Harmony ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Harmony.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Harmony, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Harmony.

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 professional and volunteer 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 New Harmony:

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 Harmony, 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- New Harmony) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.