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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Olustee is located in Pike 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 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)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Kent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Wingard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Youngblood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Meeksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- Orion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Hallsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- McClure Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Needmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- 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)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Henderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- 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)
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Inverness
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Inverness is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Perote
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Fitzpatrick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Mitchell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Smuteye
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Smuteye is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
- 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)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Jack
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Zoar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Frisco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Roeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Pine Level
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Java
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- 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)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- 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)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Vernledge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Social Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Luverne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rutledge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Honoraville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Cherokee Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Glenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Brantley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bullock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- 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)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Sandy Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Letohatchee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- 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)
- Center Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Lapine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Ramer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pine Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Ada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Red Level
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Red Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Pintlala
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pintlala is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pintlala
- 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)
- Cecil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- English Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
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.
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 Olustee - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Petrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Head Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Springfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Belsor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stephens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sims Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (303 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hudson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wingard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<2>
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)
- Shady Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Ansley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Petrey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Wingard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Bradleyton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bradleyton is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyton
- Grady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Curry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Curry is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Center Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Live Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Live Oak is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
- Patsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Patsburg is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patsburg
- Lapine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Highland Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Saville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saville
- Ramer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Orion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
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]<3>. 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 turn to 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
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Olustee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |