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 Olustee (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 Olustee. 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.
Olustee is located in Pike 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 Pike County: Barbour, Bullock, Coffee, Crenshaw, Dale & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Olustee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Olustee:
- Pike County (The home county of Olustee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Olustee, with the one closest to Olustee listed first.
- Ansley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Kent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Wingard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wingard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Youngblood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Meeksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Orion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Hallsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hallsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- McClure Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Needmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Goshen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Troy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mossy Grove Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mossy Grove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olustee, with the one closest to Olustee listed first.
- Postoak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Inverness
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inverness. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Inverness is located in Bullock County
- Perote
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perote have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Fitzpatrick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Mitchell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Smuteye
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
- Smuteye is located in Bullock County
- Union Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Butler County
- Greenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olustee, with the one closest to Olustee listed first.
- Wilkinstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jack
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Zoar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Frisco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Roeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Pine Level
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Java
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Java. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olustee, with the one closest to Olustee listed first.
- Petrey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Highland Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vidette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vidette. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Social Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Social Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Luverne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rutledge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rutledge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Honoraville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Cherokee Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Glenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peacock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Brantley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brantley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley
- Brantley is located in Crenshaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brantley <3>
- Bullock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olustee, with the one closest to Olustee listed first.
- Davenport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Sandy Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Letohatchee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Fort Deposit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olustee, with the one closest to Olustee listed first.
- Grady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grady have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Grady is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grady <3>
- Center Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Center Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Lapine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Ramer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pine Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Pine Level is located in Montgomery County
- Ada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Red Level
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Red Level is located in Montgomery County
- Pintlala
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pintlala
- Pintlala is located in Montgomery County
- Former name for Pintlala:
- Colquitt
- Pike Road
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hope Hull
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cecil
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Cecil is located in Montgomery County
- English Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Olustee, see our County-by-County Page for Olustee.
Cemeteries Near Olustee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Olustee.
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 Olustee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Olustee, with the one closest to Olustee listed first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- 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.
- Petrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petrey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Petrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Head Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Head Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Head Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Springfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Belsor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belsor Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belsor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Garner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Stephens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephens Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sims Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sims Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sims Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (301 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hudson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wingard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wingard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wingard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<4>
While we didn't find Olustee in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Olustee.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Olustee, with the one closest to Olustee listed first.
- Shady Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Pike County
- Ansley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Petrey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Wingard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wingard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Bradleyton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradleyton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyton
- Bradleyton is located in Crenshaw County
- Grady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grady have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Grady is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grady <3>
- Curry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Curry is located in Pike County
- Center Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Center Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Live Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Live Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
- Live Oak is located in Crenshaw County
- Patsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patsburg
- Patsburg is located in Crenshaw County
- Lapine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Highland Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Saville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saville
- Saville is located in Crenshaw County
- Ramer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Orion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Orion is located in Pike County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Olustee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Olustee.
Newspapers Published in Olustee ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Olustee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Olustee, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Olustee.
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 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 Olustee:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bullock County
- Butler County
- Coffee County
- Crenshaw County
- Lowndes County
- Montgomery County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Olustee. 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> | 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. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<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 Olustee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Olustee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Olustee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9029, Longitude: -86.1625 In this case, the coordinates for Olustee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |