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 Park Place (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 Park Place. 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.
Name Variations for Park Place ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Park Place: Park Pl. (or less commonly used: Park Plc.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Park Place. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Park Place.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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 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.
Park Place is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Bibb, Blount, Saint Clair, Shelby, Tuscaloosa & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Park Place. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Park Place:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Park Place)
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Place, with the one closest to Park Place listed first.
- Vulcan City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Vulcan City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan City
- Hooper City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hooper City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper City
- Bartonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bartonville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartonville
- Birmingham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Birmingham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Birmingham
- Pratt City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt City
- Tarrant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tarrant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,081 people
- Tarrant has also been known as:
- Tarrant City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarrant <1>
- Avondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Fultondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- English Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- English Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Forestdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forestdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Place, with the one closest to Park Place listed first.
- Green Pond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eddings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Eddings is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
- Blocton Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- North Bibb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- Woodstock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Place, with the one closest to Park Place listed first.
- Dale ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Warrior
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- County Line
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- County Line is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Red Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Selfville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Selfville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
- Compton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Compton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Reid's
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Reid's is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid's
- Dallas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Remlap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hayden
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Smoke Rise
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Smoke Rise is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Adville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Adville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adville
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Place, with the one closest to Park Place listed first.
- Arkadelphia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Baltimore is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Colony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Estimated population in 2015: 273 people
- Black Bottom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- The Colony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- The Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Damascus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Damascus is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Place, with the one closest to Park Place listed first.
- Woodland Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Moody
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Moody is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>
- Acmar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Acmar is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acmar
- Parsons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Parsons is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Brompton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brompton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Argo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Margaret
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Turnbough Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Cook's Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- Odenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Springville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Branchville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Place, with the one closest to Park Place listed first.
- Lake Purdy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Bridgeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Inverness
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Inverness is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Meadowbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Indian Springs Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Shoal Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Dunavant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Dunnavant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Pelham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tacoa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Falliston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Chelsea
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Place, with the one closest to Park Place listed first.
- East Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Logan Martin Dam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Place, with the one closest to Park Place listed first.
- Tannehill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- Lake View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Bull City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Abernant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernant
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Park Place, with the one closest to Park Place listed first.
- Quinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twilley Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twilley Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Town
- Wyatt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Yerkwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yerkwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkwood
- Burnwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Burnwell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwell
- Oakahalla
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oakahalla is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakahalla
- Reeds Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Sumiton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sumiton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumiton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,330 people
- Former names for Sumiton:
- Commercial
- Democrat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumiton <1>
- Dora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Creel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Creel is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
- Empire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Empire is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Red Star
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Red Star is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Park Place, see our County-by-County Page for Park Place.
Cemeteries Near Park Place ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Park Place.
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 Park Place - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Park Place covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Park Place, with the one closest to Park Place listed first.
- Enon Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Emanuel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Knesses Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Inglenook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fraternal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sheritt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walkers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elm Leaf Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22674 <2>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodlawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23140 <2>
- Continue List (335 more) ...
- Shadowlawn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Grace Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grace Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Grace Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- The New Grace Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grace Hill Cemetery
- New Grace Hill Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23071 <2>
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
While we didn't find Park Place in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Park Place.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Park Place, with the one closest to Park Place listed first.
- North Birmingham
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Birmingham
- Lewisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lewisburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Thomas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Birmingham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Birmingham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Birmingham
- Vanderbilt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Vanderbilt is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderbilt
- Bartonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bartonville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartonville
- Avondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Coalburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coalburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Former name for Coalburg:
- Coalburgh
- Pratt Mines ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pratt Mines is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Mines
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Sandusky
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sandusky is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Ensley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ensley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensley
- Gate City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gate City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City
- East Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Park Place. See our List of 1890's Communities around Park Place.
Newspapers Published in Park Place ...
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 204 newspapers that have been published in the area around Park Place.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Park Place, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Park Place.
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 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 Park Place:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Blount County
- Cullman County
- Saint Clair County
- Shelby County
- Talladega County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Walker 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 Park Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Park Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |