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 Perry Store (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 Perry Store. 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 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.
Perry Store is located in Coffee 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 Coffee County: Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Perry Store. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Perry Store:
- Coffee County (The home county of Perry Store)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry Store, with the one closest to Perry Store listed first.
- Alberton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Kinston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Curtis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Goodman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Goodman is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Danleys Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Elba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Battens Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- New Brockton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Central City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Central City is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Zoar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Clintonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Enterprise
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry Store, with the one closest to Perry Store listed first.
- County Line
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Beulah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Opp
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Onycha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Onycha is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onycha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Babbie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Babbie is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Horn Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Horn Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Sanford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Antioch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Rose Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Libertyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Libertyville is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Andalusia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Heath
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Red Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Oak is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry Store, with the one closest to Perry Store listed first.
- Bullock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Dozier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brantley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Leon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Merrill Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Glenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Social Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Luverne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry Store, with the one closest to Perry Store listed first.
- Level Plains
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Holiday Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Clayhatchee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Daleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fort Rucker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Geneva County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry Store, with the one closest to Perry Store listed first.
- Samson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coffee Springs
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Scranton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Bellwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Geneva
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Hartford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Black
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Black is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry Store, with the one closest to Perry Store listed first.
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Henderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Tarentum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Goshen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Okaloosa County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perry Store, with the one closest to Perry Store listed first.
- Svea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Svea is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
- Laurel Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walton County (FL)
- Paxton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Perry Store, see our County-by-County Page for Perry Store.
Cemeteries Near Perry Store ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Perry Store.
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 Perry Store - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Perry Store covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Perry Store, with the one closest to Perry Store listed first.
- New Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rhoades Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Alberton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brooklyn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old Town Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ino Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Peaceful Acres Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Kinston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (234 more) ...
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Weeks 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 Perry Store in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Perry Store.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Perry Store, with the one closest to Perry Store listed first.
- Alberton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Curtis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Opine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Opine is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opine
- Damascus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Damascus is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Green Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Bay is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Elba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edwardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edwardsville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Wiggins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wiggins is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
- Rose Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Marl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marl is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl
- Coffee Springs
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Clintonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Enterprise
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bullock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Dozier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Perry Store. See our List of 1890's Communities around Perry Store.
Newspapers Published in Perry Store ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Perry Store.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Perry Store, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Perry Store.
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 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 Perry Store:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Coffee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Covington 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 Perry Store, 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 from Point A (ie- Perry Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |