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 Okatuppa (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 Okatuppa. 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 and hospitals 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.
Okatuppa is located in Choctaw 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 Choctaw County: Clarke, Marengo, Sumter, Washington, Clarke (MS), Lauderdale (MS) & Wayne (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Okatuppa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Okatuppa:
- Choctaw County (The home county of Okatuppa)
- The following are listed by their distance from Okatuppa, with the one closest to Okatuppa listed first.
- Melvin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Needham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Toxey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Gilbertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertown
- Gilbertown is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertown <2>
- Red Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Isney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Bolinger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Silas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silas
- Silas is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silas <2>
- Butler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Butler is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <2>
- Lisman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Aquilla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Cullomburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Okatuppa, with the one closest to Okatuppa listed first.
- Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fakit Chipunta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
- Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County
- Coffeeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Coffeeville is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeeville <2>
- Morvin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Campbell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Okatuppa, with the one closest to Okatuppa listed first.
- Putnam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Nanafalia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Okatuppa, with the one closest to Okatuppa listed first.
- Kinterbish
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
- Ward
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Okatuppa, with the one closest to Okatuppa listed first.
- Healing Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Healing Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County
- Millry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millry
- Millry is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millry <2>
- Frankville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Barlow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Copeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Bigbee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Clarke County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Okatuppa, with the one closest to Okatuppa listed first.
- Junction City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Clarke County (MS)
- De Soto
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Shubuta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Quitman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quitman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Quitman is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <2>
- Stonewall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Enterprise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <2>
- Barnett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Pachuta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lauderdale County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Okatuppa, with the one closest to Okatuppa listed first.
- Increase
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Whynot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Vimville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Wayne County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Okatuppa, with the one closest to Okatuppa listed first.
- Waynesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
- Waynesboro is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,866 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <2>
- Robinsons Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Clara
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Clara is located in Wayne County (MS)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Okatuppa, see our County-by-County Page for Okatuppa.
Newspapers Published in Okatuppa ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Okatuppa.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Okatuppa, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Okatuppa.
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 Okatuppa:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Alabama Department of Archives & History
- Pages specific to Choctaw County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marengo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sumter County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clarke County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lauderdale County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wayne County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clarke County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Choctaw County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Choctaw County
Cemeteries Near Okatuppa ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Okatuppa.
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 Okatuppa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Okatuppa, with the one closest to Okatuppa listed first.
- Brightwater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brightwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brightwater Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Zion Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Chapel Cemetery
- Paragon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paragon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paragon Cemetery
- Bonner Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bonner Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonner Memorial Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Bogueloosa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bogueloosa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bogueloosa Cemetery
- Smiths Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smiths Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smiths Cemetery
- Mosley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mosley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mosley Cemetery
- Old Lusk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Lusk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Lusk Cemetery
- Stroud Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stroud Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stroud Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (267 more) ...
- Mosley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mosley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mosley Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bethel Cemetery
- Gilbertown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilbertown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilbertown Cemetery
- Mosley Cemetery
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.<4>
While we didn't find Okatuppa in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Okatuppa.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Okatuppa, with the one closest to Okatuppa listed first.
- Melvin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Lusk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Emory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Souwilpa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Hinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Carmichael
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmichael have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmichael
- Carmichael is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Matherville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matherville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Matherville is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Isney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Silas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silas
- Silas is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silas <2>
- Womack Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Womack Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Ararat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Butler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Butler is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <2>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tokio
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Aquilla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - West Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tokio
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Okatuppa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Okatuppa.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Okatuppa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Okatuppa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Okatuppa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9448, Longitude: -88.3979 In this case, the coordinates for Okatuppa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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 Okatuppa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |