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 Palmetto (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 Palmetto. 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 and doctors 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.
Palmetto is located in Pickens 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 Pickens County: Fayette, Greene, Lamar, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Lowndes (MS) & Noxubee (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Palmetto. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Palmetto:
- Pickens County (The home county of Palmetto)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmetto, with the one closest to Palmetto listed first.
- Reform
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lubbub
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Coal Fire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Bell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Gordo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McShan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Stansel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Ethelsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Stafford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Carrollton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Macedonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Archer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Archer is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmetto, with the one closest to Palmetto listed first.
- Ashcraft Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Belk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Fayette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Rossland City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Bankston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Kirkland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Berry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmetto, with the one closest to Palmetto listed first.
- Mantua
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mantua is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Lewiston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lewiston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmetto, with the one closest to Palmetto listed first.
- Kennedy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Millport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fernbank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Hightogy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bedford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Sulligent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmetto, with the one closest to Palmetto listed first.
- Echola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- New Lexington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Elrod
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Buhl
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
- Samantha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Coker
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Front Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Northport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clay County (MS)
- Waverly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Clay County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Lowndes County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmetto, with the one closest to Palmetto listed first.
- New Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Caledonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kolola Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Monroe County (MS)
- Hamilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Noxubee County (MS)
- Ravine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Palmetto, see our County-by-County Page for Palmetto.
Cemeteries Near Palmetto ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Palmetto.
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 Palmetto - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Palmetto covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Palmetto, with the one closest to Palmetto listed first.
- Unity Grove Lower Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Unity Grove Upper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Unity Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dorroh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marvin Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (528 more) ...
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Higdon Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Palmetto had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Palmetto, with the one closest to Palmetto listed first.
- Kennedy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Reform
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lubbub
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Millport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Fire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Bell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Moore's Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Moore's Bridge is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Bridge
- Gordo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Newtonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newtonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Fernbank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Kingville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kingville is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingville
- Covin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Covin is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covin
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Stafford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Hightogy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Star
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Star is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Palmetto. See our List of 1890's Communities around Palmetto.
Newspapers Published in Palmetto ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Palmetto.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Palmetto, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Palmetto.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Palmetto:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Pickens County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Lamar County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Clay County
- Lowndes County
- Monroe County
- Noxubee 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 Palmetto, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Palmetto) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |