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 Nymph (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 Nymph. 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 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.
Nymph is located in Conecuh 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 Conecuh County: Butler, Covington, Escambia & Monroe.
Below are the counties that are near Nymph. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nymph:
- Conecuh County (The home county of Nymph)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nymph, with the one closest to Nymph listed first.
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sparta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Conecuh County
- Sparta has also been known as:
- Old Sparta
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sparta
- From Nymph to Sparta
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Conecuh County
- Johnsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Castleberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
- Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Evergreen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rabb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rabb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabb
- Rabb is located in Conecuh County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rabb
- From Nymph to Rabb
- Old Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Old Town is located in Conecuh County
- Mount Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Union. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mount Union
- From Nymph to Mount Union
- Owassa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Owassa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owassa
- Owassa is located in Conecuh County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Owassa
- From Nymph to Owassa
- Belleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Belleville is located in Conecuh County
- Brooklyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nymph, with the one closest to Nymph listed first.
- Garland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Garland
- From Nymph to Garland
- McKenzie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKenzie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
- McKenzie is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenzie <3>
- Starlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Starlington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Starlington
- From Nymph to Starlington
- Georgiana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Industry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Industry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Industry
- From Nymph to Industry
- Oaky Streak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oaky Streak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oaky Streak
- From Nymph to Oaky Streak
- Bolling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nymph, with the one closest to Nymph listed first.
- Red Level
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- River Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for River Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to River Falls
- From Nymph to River Falls
- Carolina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carolina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Carolina is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Andalusia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gantt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gantt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Gantt is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Heath
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Falco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Libertyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libertyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Libertyville is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Escambia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nymph, with the one closest to Nymph listed first.
- Roberts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
- Brewton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Brewton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brewton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brewton
- East Brewton is located in Escambia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,326 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Brewton <3>
- Riverview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Riverview is located in Escambia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Hammac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hammac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
- Hammac is located in Escambia County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hammac
- From Nymph to Hammac
- Bradley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Bradley is located in Escambia County
- Pollard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Pollard is located in Escambia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Flomaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nymph, with the one closest to Nymph listed first.
- Burnt Corn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Orchard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Excel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Excel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
- Excel is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Monroeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
- Monroeville is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,623 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <3>
- Peterman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ollie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ollie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Ollie is located in Monroe County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ollie
- From Nymph to Ollie
- Tunnel Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mexia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
- Mexia is located in Monroe County
- Frisco City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Goodway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Megargel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Santa Rosa County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nymph, with the one closest to Nymph listed first.
- Belandville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belandville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
- Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Belandville
- From Nymph to Belandville
- Jay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nymph, see our County-by-County Page for Nymph.
Cemeteries Near Nymph ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nymph.
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 Nymph covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nymph, with the one closest to Nymph listed first.
- Greater Nazarene Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greater Nazarene Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greater Nazarene Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Old Beulah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Beulah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sparta Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sparta Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cedar Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Albrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albrest Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Albrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Davison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davison Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Holland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Johnston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnston Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Marietta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marietta Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marietta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (212 more) ...
- Buffington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffington Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Baggett Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johnston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnston Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
While we didn't find Nymph in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nymph.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nymph, with the one closest to Nymph listed first.
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sparta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Conecuh County
- Sparta has also been known as:
- Old Sparta
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sparta
- From Nymph to Sparta
- Castleberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
- Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Evergreen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Union. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mount Union
- From Nymph to Mount Union
- Kirkland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Kirkland is located in Escambia County
- Brooklyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Belleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Belleville is located in Conecuh County
- Wilcox
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilcox. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Wilcox is located in Conecuh County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wilcox
- From Nymph to Wilcox
- Boykin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boykin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Boykin is located in Escambia County
- Cohassett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cohassett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohassett
- Cohassett is located in Conecuh County
- Garland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Garland
- From Nymph to Garland
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bowles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles
- Bowles is located in Conecuh County
- Brewton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nymph. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nymph.
Newspapers Published in Nymph ...
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 Nymph.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nymph, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nymph.
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 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 Nymph:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Conecuh County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Covington County
- Escambia County
- Monroe County
- Santa Rosa County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nymph. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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> | 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. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<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 Nymph, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Nymph) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nymph. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3385, Longitude: -86.9398 |