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 Opine (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 Opine. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Opine is located in Covington 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 Covington County: Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Escambia, Geneva, Okaloosa (FL) & Walton (FL).
Below are the counties that are near Opine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Opine:
- Covington County (The home county of Opine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Opine, with the one closest to Opine listed first.
- Babbie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Babbie is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Opp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Antioch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Horn Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Horn Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- County Line
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Sanford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Onycha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Onycha is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onycha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Beulah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Rose Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Heath
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Libertyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Libertyville is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Andalusia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gantt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gantt is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Opine, with the one closest to Opine listed first.
- Oaky Streak
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Industry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- McKenzie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Opine, with the one closest to Opine listed first.
- Curtis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Danleys Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Alberton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Kinston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Elba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goodman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Goodman is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Zoar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- New Brockton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Battens Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- Clintonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Central City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Central City is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Jack
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Opine, with the one closest to Opine listed first.
- Paul
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Paul is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Brooklyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Mount Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Opine, with the one closest to Opine listed first.
- Dozier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bullock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Brantley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Leon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Merrill Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Glenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Luverne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Rutledge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Social Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Vidette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Vernledge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Opine, with the one closest to Opine listed first.
- Holiday Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Level Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Geneva County
- The following are listed by their distance from Opine, with the one closest to Opine listed first.
- Samson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coffee Springs
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Chancellor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Scranton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Opine, with the one closest to Opine listed first.
- Henderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Goshen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hallsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Okaloosa County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Opine, with the one closest to Opine listed first.
- Svea
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Svea is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
- Laurel Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Walton County (FL)
- Paxton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Opine, see our County-by-County Page for Opine.
Cemeteries Near Opine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Opine.
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 Opine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Opine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Opine, with the one closest to Opine listed first.
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peaceful Acres Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Acres Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peaceful Acres Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Opp.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25315 <2>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sanford Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Antioch
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2231111 <2>
- Beulah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Friendship Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (231 more) ...
- Hillside Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oakey Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Opine had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Opine, with the one closest to Opine listed first.
- Wiggins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wiggins is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
- Rose Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Curtis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Green Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Green Bay is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Alberton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Andalusia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dozier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Edwardsville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Elba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- River Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Damascus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Damascus is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Bullock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Leon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Brantley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Opine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Opine.
Newspapers Published in Opine ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Opine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Opine, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Opine.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Opine:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Covington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Coffee County
- Conecuh County
- Crenshaw County
- Dale County
- Geneva County
- Pike County
- Okaloosa County
- Walton 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> | 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. |
| <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 Opine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Opine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |