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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 Flat (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 Flat. 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 Pine Flat ...

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 Pine Flat: Pine Flt.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pine Flat. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Flat.

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 hospitals 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.

Pine Flat is located in Autauga 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 Autauga County: Chilton, Dallas, Elmore, Lowndes & Montgomery.

Below are the counties that are near Pine Flat. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Flat:

  • Autauga County     (The home county of Pine Flat)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Flat, with the one closest to Pine Flat listed first.
    • Marbury
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Level
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Pine Level is located in Autauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
    • White City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • White City is located in Autauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Millbrook
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Melmar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Melmar is located in Autauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
    • Gibbons ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Gibbons is located in Autauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
    • Prattville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Booth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Booth is located in Autauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
    • Haynes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Haynes is located in Autauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
    • Billingsley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Independence
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Independence is located in Autauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Autaugaville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
    • Statesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Statesville is located in Autauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
  • Bibb County
    • Tucker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Tucker is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
  • Chilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Flat, with the one closest to Pine Flat listed first.
    • Mountain Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
    • Verbena
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Verbena is located in Chilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
    • Clanton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jumbo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jumbo is located in Chilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
    • Thorsby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Adams
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Adams is located in Chilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Jemison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Maplesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Stanton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Stanton is located in Chilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
    • Riderville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Riderville is located in Chilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
  • Coosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Flat, with the one closest to Pine Flat listed first.
    • Dollar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Dollar is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
    • Pentonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pentonville is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
    • Equality
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Equality is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
    • Rockford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cottage Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
    • Nixburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Nixburg is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
    • Hissop
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Hissop is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
    • Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
    • Weogufka
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Weogufka is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
    • Fishpond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Fishpond is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
    • Ray
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ray is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Flat, with the one closest to Pine Flat listed first.
    • Plantersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Plantersville is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
    • Burnsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Burnsville is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Elmore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Flat, with the one closest to Pine Flat listed first.
    • Lightwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lightwood is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
    • Deatsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Holtville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Holtville is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
      • Holtville has also been known as:
      • Slapout
    • Titus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Adkin Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
      • Adkin Hill has also been known as:
      • Atkins Hill
    • Robinson Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
    • Elmore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Coosada
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Prattville Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
    • Wetumpka
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Blue Ridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
    • Central
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Central is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Seman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Seman is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Flat, with the one closest to Pine Flat listed first.
    • Burkville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Burkville is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
    • White Hall
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • White Hall is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
    • Lowndesboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Macon County
    • Tysonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Tysonville is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Flat, with the one closest to Pine Flat listed first.
    • Boylston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Boylston is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
    • Madison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Madison is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • New Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • New Town is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Highland Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Montgomery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Capitol Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
    • Gibbs Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
    • Stone's
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Stone's is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
    • Young Forte Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Young Forte Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Forte Village
    • Sunshine Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
    • Catoma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Catoma is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
    • English Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • English Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
    • Hope Hull
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Flat, with the one closest to Pine Flat listed first.
    • Pine Grove Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
    • Merrell Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
  • Tallapoosa County
    • Our Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Flat, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Flat.

Cemeteries Near Pine Flat ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Flat.

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 Flat - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Flat covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Flat, with the one closest to Pine Flat listed first.

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.<4>

While we didn't find Pine Flat in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Flat.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Flat, with the one closest to Pine Flat listed first.

  • Wadsworth
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Wadsworth is located in Autauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
  • Coosa River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Coosa River is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa River
  • Lightwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lightwood is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
  • Mountain Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
  • Deatsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Holtville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Holtville is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
    • Holtville has also been known as:
    • Slapout
  • Titus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Verbena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Verbena is located in Chilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
  • Robinson Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
  • Elmore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Buyck
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Buyck is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buyck
  • Cooper
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cooper is located in Chilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Travelers Rest
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Travelers Rest is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travelers Rest
    • Prattville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Wetumpka
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Flat. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Flat.

Newspapers Published in Pine Flat ...

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 145 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Flat.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Flat, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Flat.

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 Pine Flat:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pine Flat) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Flat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.