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 Circle (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 Circle. 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 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.
Pine Circle is located in Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa County: Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson & Pickens.
Below are the counties that are near Pine Circle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Circle:
- Tuscaloosa County (The home county of Pine Circle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Circle, with the one closest to Pine Circle listed first.
- Coker
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Buhl
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
- Northport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elrod
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Lake Front Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Ingleside Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
- Tuscaloosa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Echola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- University
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Sahama Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sahama Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahama Village
- Alberta City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
- Foster's
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bibb County
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Circle, with the one closest to Pine Circle listed first.
- Ashcraft Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Berry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bankston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Alta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Rossland City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Circle, with the one closest to Pine Circle listed first.
- Knoxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Mantua
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mantua is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Lewiston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lewiston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Eutaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Circle, with the one closest to Pine Circle listed first.
- Moundville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Powers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Oak Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oak Village is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Akron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lamar County
- Kennedy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Circle, with the one closest to Pine Circle listed first.
- Gordo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lubbub
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Bell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Benevola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Benevola is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
- Reform
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Olney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Olney is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Stansel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Carrollton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Coal Fire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- McShan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Aliceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beaver Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Beaver Town is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Circle, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Circle.
Cemeteries Near Pine Circle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Circle.
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 Circle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Circle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Circle, with the one closest to Pine Circle listed first.
- Coker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Big Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- AME Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dodd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Guy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Guy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cornelius Chapel #2 Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Geer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jennings Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (489 more) ...
- Cornelius Chapel #1 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pool Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Circle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Circle.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Circle, with the one closest to Pine Circle listed first.
- Coker
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Northport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Romulus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Romulus is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
- Tuscaloosa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- University
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Foster's
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Englewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Englewood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Sylvan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sylvan is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Samantha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Gordo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hull
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hull is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Cottondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Moore's Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moore's Bridge is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Bridge
- Lubbub
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Circle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Circle.
Newspapers Published in Pine Circle ...
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 Pine Circle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Circle, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Circle.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Pine Circle:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Tuscaloosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Hale County
- Lamar County
- Pickens 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 Circle, 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 from Point A (ie- Pine Circle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |