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 Overbrook (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 Overbrook. 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 hospitals and 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.
Overbrook is located in Talladega 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 Talladega County: Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Saint Clair & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Overbrook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Overbrook:
- Talladega County (The home county of Overbrook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Overbrook, with the one closest to Overbrook listed first.
- Sylacauga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oldfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Mignon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mignon is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
- Gantts Quarry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Sycamore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Comerdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- Zubers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Abihka ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Abihka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
- Bon Air
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Fayetteville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Rendalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Chilton County
- Jumbo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overbrook, with the one closest to Overbrook listed first.
- Hollins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Chambers Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Millerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Harkins Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Ashland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Erin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Mellow Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Lineville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overbrook, with the one closest to Overbrook listed first.
- Stewartville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Mount Olive
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Goodwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weogufka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Kellyton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Hissop
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Rockford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cottage Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Ray
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Nixburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Fishpond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overbrook, with the one closest to Overbrook listed first.
- Seman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Seman is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
- Titus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Central
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Jordan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jordan is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Lightwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overbrook, with the one closest to Overbrook listed first.
- Vincent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Cropwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overbrook, with the one closest to Overbrook listed first.
- Wilsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Merrell Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Pine Grove Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Harpersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Columbiana
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Calcis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Westover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Sterrett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vandiver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overbrook, with the one closest to Overbrook listed first.
- Hackneyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Alexander City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cowpens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Goldville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
- Our Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
- New Site
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Jacksons' Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Emuckfaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Benson ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Overbrook, see our County-by-County Page for Overbrook.
Cemeteries Near Overbrook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Overbrook.
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 Overbrook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Overbrook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Overbrook, with the one closest to Overbrook listed first.
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hollins Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stewartville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethany Methodist Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Stewartville.
- The Bethany Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Bethany Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2478339 <2>
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Darby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Summer Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rising Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grimes Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Parkdale Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (364 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Comers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Overbrook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Overbrook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Overbrook, with the one closest to Overbrook listed first.
- Stewartville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Hollins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Sylacauga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oldfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Mount Olive
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Hanover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hanover is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Sycamore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Weogufka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Goodwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zubers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Bentleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bentleyville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Crewsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Crewsville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewsville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hatchet Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hatchet Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchet Creek
- Fayetteville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Kellyton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Overbrook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Overbrook.
Newspapers Published in Overbrook ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Overbrook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Overbrook, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Overbrook.
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 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 Overbrook:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Talladega County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chilton County
- Clay County
- Coosa County
- Elmore County
- Saint Clair County
- Shelby County
- Tallapoosa 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Overbrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Overbrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |