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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 Grove (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. 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 ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Pine Grove: Pine Grv.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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 Grove is located in Bullock County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bullock County: Barbour, Macon, Montgomery, Pike & Russell.

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

  • Bullock County     (The home county of Pine Grove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
    • Three Notch
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Notch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
      • Three Notch is located in Bullock County
    • Midway
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Smuteye
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Perote
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perote have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
      • Perote is located in Bullock County
    • Inverness
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inverness. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
      • Inverness is located in Bullock County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Inverness
      • From Pine Grove to Inverness
    • Union Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Postoak
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Fitzpatrick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mitchell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Barbour County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
    • Comer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Clayton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Spring Hill is located in Barbour County
    • Louisville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
      • Louisville is located in Barbour County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
    • Hawkinsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Clio
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Cotton Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bakerhill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Elamville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Big Eddy ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
      • Big Eddy is located in Barbour County
    • Blue Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Eufaula
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Dale County
  • Lee County
    • Marvyn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
      • Marvyn is located in Lee County
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
    • Armstrong
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Armstrong is located in Macon County
    • Fort Davis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Davis
      • Fort Davis is located in Macon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Davis <3>
    • Hardaway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardaway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
      • Hardaway is located in Macon County
    • Tuskegee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Society Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • La Place
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Place. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
      • La Place is located in Macon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to La Place
      • From Pine Grove to La Place
    • Calebee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
    • Pine Level
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Center Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Cecil
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
    • Saco
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
      • Saco is located in Pike County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saco
      • From Pine Grove to Saco
    • Linwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Linwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
      • Linwood is located in Pike County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Linwood
      • From Pine Grove to Linwood
    • Buckhorn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buckhorn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
      • Buckhorn is located in Pike County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Buckhorn
      • From Pine Grove to Buckhorn
    • Banks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
      • Banks is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <3>
    • Needmore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pronto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pronto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
      • Pronto is located in Pike County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pronto
      • From Pine Grove to Pronto
    • Orion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
      • Orion is located in Pike County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Orion
      • From Pine Grove to Orion
    • Brundidge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brundidge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brundidge
      • Brundidge is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brundidge <3>
    • McClure Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
      • McClure Town is located in Pike County
    • Meeksville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Troy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tennille
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Mossy Grove Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mossy Grove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
      • Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
  • Russell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
    • Hurtsboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rutherford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rutherford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
      • Rutherford is located in Russell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rutherford
      • From Pine Grove to Rutherford
    • Glenville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Hatchechubbee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pittsview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsview
      • Pittsview is located in Russell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsview <3>
    • Jernigan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jernigan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan
      • Jernigan is located in Russell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jernigan
      • From Pine Grove to Jernigan
    • Seale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
      • Seale is located in Russell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seale <3>
  • Quitman County (GA)

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

Cemeteries Near Pine Grove ...

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

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McGrady Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mallard Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mallard Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mallard Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ox Level Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ox Level Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ox Level Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dasinger Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dasinger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dasinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Azure Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnston Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Three Notch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Three Notch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Three Notch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (277 more) ...
    • Cope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Peniel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peniel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Center Ridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Pine Grove had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Midway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Three Notch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Notch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
    • Three Notch is located in Bullock County
  • Mount Andrew
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Andrew have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Andrew
    • Mount Andrew is located in Barbour County
  • Aberfoil
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberfoil have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoil
    • Aberfoil is located in Bullock County
  • Star Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill
    • Star Hill is located in Barbour County
  • Perote
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perote have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
    • Perote is located in Bullock County
  • Enon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
    • Enon is located in Bullock County
  • Inverness
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inverness. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • Inverness is located in Bullock County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Inverness
    • From Pine Grove to Inverness
  • Suspension
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suspension have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suspension
    • Suspension is located in Bullock County
  • Union Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Omega
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omega have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
    • Omega is located in Bullock County
  • Postoak
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Josie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josie
      • Josie is located in Pike County
    • Clayton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Guerryton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guerryton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guerryton
      • Guerryton is located in Bullock County

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

Newspapers Published in Pine Grove ...

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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Grove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Grove, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Grove.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Grove:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pine Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 from Point A (ie- Pine Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0373, Longitude: -85.5892       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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