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 Newby (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 Newby. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Newby is located in Coffee 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 Coffee County: Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Newby. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Newby:
- Coffee County (The home county of Newby)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newby, with the one closest to Newby listed first.
- Zoar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Pine Level
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Jack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Wilkinstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Danleys Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Elba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Curtis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Mixson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Frisco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Java
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- New Brockton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clintonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Barbour County
- Elamville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newby, with the one closest to Newby listed first.
- Oaky Streak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Industry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newby, with the one closest to Newby listed first.
- Rose Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Antioch
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- County Line
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Opp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Opp is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <1>
- Babbie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Babbie is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Beulah
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Beulah is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Gantt
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gantt is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Sanford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Heath
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Horn Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Horn Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Onycha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Onycha is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onycha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Andalusia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newby, with the one closest to Newby listed first.
- Bullock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Glenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brantley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Social Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Vidette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Luverne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dozier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rutledge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Leon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Merrill Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Cherokee Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newby, with the one closest to Newby listed first.
- Ariton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Holiday Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Level Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Fort Rucker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ozark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Daleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Geneva County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newby, with the one closest to Newby listed first.
- Chancellor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Coffee Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Samson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Scranton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newby, with the one closest to Newby listed first.
- Lapine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Center Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Grady
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newby, with the one closest to Newby listed first.
- Henderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Goshen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hallsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Tarentum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Mossy Grove Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Wingard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Troy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Youngblood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Tennille
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Brundidge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ansley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Newby, see our County-by-County Page for Newby.
Cemeteries Near Newby ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newby.
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 Newby - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Newby covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Newby, with the one closest to Newby listed first.
- Driskell Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southeast of Glenwood.
- Lowery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beaverdam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zoar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hudson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shearon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pine Level Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prescott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (314 more) ...
- Zions Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Sharron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clay Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Newby in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Newby.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Newby, with the one closest to Newby listed first.
- Bullock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Brantley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Henderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Edwardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edwardsville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Elba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Curtis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Vidette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Little Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Little Oak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oak
- Luverne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Dozier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rose Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rutledge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Leon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Newby. See our List of 1890's Communities around Newby.
Newspapers Published in Newby ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newby.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Newby, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Newby.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Newby:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Coffee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Butler County
- Covington County
- Crenshaw County
- Dale County
- Geneva County
- Montgomery County
- Pike 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Newby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Newby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |