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 Pine Acres (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 Pine Acres. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Pine Acres is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Madison & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Pine Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Acres:
- Marshall County (The home county of Pine Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Acres, with the one closest to Pine Acres listed first.
- Warrenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
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- Street ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Mill Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Grassy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Scant City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Askea Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Gregory
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Guntersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Hyatt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Arab
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Acres, with the one closest to Pine Acres listed first.
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- McLarty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Bright Star
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Highmound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Brooksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Craig
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Snead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Birdie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Clarence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Susan Moore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Wynnville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Acres, with the one closest to Pine Acres listed first.
- Joppa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Baileyton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Holly Pond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Baileytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Simcoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Berlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- East Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- White City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hanceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cullman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- South Vinemont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Vinemont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Acres, with the one closest to Pine Acres listed first.
- Rogers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Rains ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Whiton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Chigger Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Rodentown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Grove Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Crossville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Geraldine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lakeview
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Cotnam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Hix ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Acres, with the one closest to Pine Acres listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Greer ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Aurora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Sardis City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Mountainboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Altoona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Carlisle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Egypt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Howelton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Whitesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Nix ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Benson ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Gallant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Acres, with the one closest to Pine Acres listed first.
- Woodville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Langston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Aspel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Lim Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Rock City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Section
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Larkinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Limestone County
- Swancott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Acres, with the one closest to Pine Acres listed first.
- New Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Berkley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- English Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Big Cove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Gurley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Triana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Greenwycke Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Chelsea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Brownsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Acres, with the one closest to Pine Acres listed first.
- Hulaco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Apple Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Briscoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Morgan City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Florette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Lacey's Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Valhermoso Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eva
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Winton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Somerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Lacon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Acres, with the one closest to Pine Acres listed first.
- Steele
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Acres.
Cemeteries Near Pine Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Acres.
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 Pine Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Acres, with the one closest to Pine Acres listed first.
- Griffin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Boyles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ridgway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bodine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (585 more) ...
- Brashier Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Berry - Brookshire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Pine Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Acres, with the one closest to Pine Acres listed first.
- Diamond
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Diamond is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Sidney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Street ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Warrenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Grassy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Hyatt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Guntersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Arab
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Strawberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Strawberry is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Union Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Manchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Manchester is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- McLarty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Horton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Acres.
Newspapers Published in Pine Acres ...
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 Pine Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Acres, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Acres.
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 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 Pine Acres:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair 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 Pine Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Pine Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |