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 Pigeon Creek (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 Pigeon Creek. 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 Pigeon Creek ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pigeon Creek: Pigeon Crk. (or less commonly used: Pigeon Ck. or Pigeon Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pigeon Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pigeon Creek.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Pigeon Creek is located in Butler 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 Butler County: Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Lowndes, Monroe & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Pigeon Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pigeon Creek:
- Butler County (The home county of Pigeon Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Creek, with the one closest to Pigeon Creek listed first.
- Oaky Streak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Industry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Bolling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Chapman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Georgiana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- McKenzie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Starlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Shacklesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Garland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Forest Home
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Creek, with the one closest to Pigeon Creek listed first.
- Pine Level
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Zoar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Danleys Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Curtis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Jack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Wilkinstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Elba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Creek, with the one closest to Pigeon Creek listed first.
- Wilcox
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wilcox is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Mount Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Old Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Owassa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Owassa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owassa
- Rabb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rabb is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabb
- Commerce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Commerce is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Mixonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mixonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
- Paul
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paul is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Evergreen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Creek, with the one closest to Pigeon Creek listed first.
- Gantt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gantt is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Rose Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Red Level
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Antioch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Heath
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- River Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Andalusia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sanford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Babbie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Babbie is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Libertyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Libertyville is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Carolina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Carolina is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Opp
(29 miles [46.7 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>
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Creek, with the one closest to Pigeon Creek listed first.
- Merrill Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Leon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Cherokee Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Rutledge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Dozier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Luverne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Honoraville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Vernledge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Brantley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Glenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Social Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Creek, with the one closest to Pigeon Creek listed first.
- Fort Deposit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sandy Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Davenport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Creek, with the one closest to Pigeon Creek listed first.
- Lapine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Grady
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Creek, with the one closest to Pigeon Creek listed first.
- Goshen
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hallsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Wingard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Henderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Ansley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Kent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Youngblood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Wilcox County
- Awin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pigeon Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Pigeon Creek.
Cemeteries Near Pigeon Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pigeon Creek.
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 Pigeon Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pigeon Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pigeon Creek, with the one closest to Pigeon Creek listed first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sardis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Consolation Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bedgood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (264 more) ...
- Howard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive East Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakey Streak Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pigeon Creek had a population of 64 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pigeon Creek, with the one closest to Pigeon Creek listed first.
- Oaky Streak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Industry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Glasgow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glasgow is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Shell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shell is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell
- Leon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Vera Cruz ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vera Cruz is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Rutledge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Bolling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Chapman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Dozier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Georgiana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Luverne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Honoraville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Brantley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pigeon Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pigeon Creek.
Newspapers Published in Pigeon Creek ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pigeon Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pigeon Creek, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pigeon Creek.
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 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 Pigeon Creek:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coffee County
- Conecuh County
- Covington County
- Crenshaw County
- Lowndes County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Wilcox 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 Pigeon Creek, 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- Pigeon Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |