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 Grove Village (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 Grove Village. 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 Grove Village ...
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 Grove Village: Pine Grv. Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pine Grove Village. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Grove Village.
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 northwest 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 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 Grove Village is located in Shelby 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 Shelby County: Bibb, Chilton, Coosa, Jefferson, Saint Clair & Talladega.
Below are the counties that are near Pine Grove Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Grove Village:
- Shelby County (The home county of Pine Grove Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove Village, with the one closest to Pine Grove Village listed first.
- Merrell Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Shelby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Columbiana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Calera
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saginaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Saginaw is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Chelsea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Harpersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Westover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Siluria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Montevallo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Maylene
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove Village, with the one closest to Pine Grove Village listed first.
- Marbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- White City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Billingsley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove Village, with the one closest to Pine Grove Village listed first.
- Brierfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ashby
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Oakley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oakley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Randolph
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Tucker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Eddings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Eddings is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
- Lawley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cane Creek is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Seymour
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Seymour is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Active
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove Village, with the one closest to Pine Grove Village listed first.
- Jumbo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Jemison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thorsby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clanton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Verbena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Mountain Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Maplesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Adams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Clay County
- Hollins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove Village, with the one closest to Pine Grove Village listed first.
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Weogufka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Dollar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Stewartville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Rockford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Hissop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Pentonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Goodwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cottage Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Kellyton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Nixburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Ray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove Village, with the one closest to Pine Grove Village listed first.
- Lightwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Titus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove Village, with the one closest to Pine Grove Village listed first.
- Hoover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cahaba Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Cahaba Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cahaba Landing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Landing
- Shannon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shannon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Vestavia Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair County
- Vincent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove Village, with the one closest to Pine Grove Village listed first.
- Talladega Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Fayetteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Gantts Quarry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Comerdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- Bon Air
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Childersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mignon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mignon is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
- Sylacauga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zubers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Oldfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Sycamore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Alpine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Grove Village, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Grove Village.
Cemeteries Near Pine Grove Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Grove Village.
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 Grove Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Grove Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Grove Village, with the one closest to Pine Grove Village listed first.
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marble Valley Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Talladega Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Shelby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gardens of Rest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Good Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ft. Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brasher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crumpton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (432 more) ...
- Brasher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Archers Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Pine Grove Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Grove Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Grove Village, with the one closest to Pine Grove Village listed first.
- Marble Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marble Valley is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Shelby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Talladega Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Jumbo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Fayetteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Columbiana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Quinsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Quinsey is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsey
- Gold Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Branch is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Branch
- Shelby Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shelby Springs is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Springs
- Wilsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Weogufka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Moriah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moriah is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Calera
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- South Calera
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- South Calera is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Calera
- Dollar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Grove Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Grove Village.
Newspapers Published in Pine Grove Village ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Grove Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Grove Village, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Grove Village.
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 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 Grove Village:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Shelby County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Bibb County
- Chilton County
- Clay County
- Coosa County
- Elmore County
- Jefferson County
- Saint Clair County
- Talladega 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 Pine Grove Village, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Grove Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |