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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Pine Grove. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pine Grove to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pine Grove, please Contact Us.
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pine Grove: Pine Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pine Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Grove.
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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Pine Grove is historic, it would have been located within present day DeKalb 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 DeKalb County: Cherokee, Etowah, Jackson, Marshall, Chattooga (GA), Dade (GA) & Walker (GA).
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:
- DeKalb 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.
- Mount Vernon
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Dog Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Sigsbee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Lickskillet
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Collinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clyde ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Adamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Bootsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
- Douglas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Dawson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Floy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Cotnam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Collins ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Colvins Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Piedmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dailey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Merrellton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Oak Level
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Germania Springs ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
- Mack ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Nances Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Sand Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Anderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Taft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Blanche
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Gaylesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Cedar Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ringgold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Lawrence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Broomtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Borden Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Palestine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Hale ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Keener
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Yancy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Turkeytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Wilsonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Ballplay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Coat's Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Duck Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Anderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Banner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Crudup
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Rock City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Dutton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Section
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Langston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Central
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Gray ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Pisgah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Scottsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Peters ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Boaz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hustleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Mid ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Albertville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Columbus City Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Rabbit Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Rayburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Whitesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Columbus City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Chattoogaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Menlo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <2>
- Lyerly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Cloudland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Berryton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Summerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Floyd County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Coosa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oreburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Cave Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Robealou Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Polk County (GA)
- Etna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
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.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- New Testament Holiness Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Longshore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Welcome Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plunket Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Lookout Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tuckers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Starling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Black Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Killian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (417 more) ...
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Collins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.
While we didn't find Pine Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Loveless
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Loveless is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless
- Sand Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Portersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Portersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Collinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Collbran
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Collbran is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collbran
- Leonard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leonard is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Leesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Round Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Round Mountain is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
- Mackey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mackey is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Hurley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hurley is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Wills ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dawson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Cotnam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Slackland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Slackland is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackland
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 31 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 14 miles [22.5 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 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:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to DeKalb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Cleburne County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Marshall County
- Chattooga County
- Floyd County
- Polk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |