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 Haven Shores (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 Haven Shores. 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 Haven Shores ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pine Haven Shores: Pine Hvn. Shrs. (or less commonly used: Pine Havn. Shrs.)
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 Haven Shores is located in Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County: Colbert, Lawrence, Limestone, Tishomingo (MS), Giles (TN), Hardin (TN), Lawrence (TN) & Wayne (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Pine Haven Shores. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Haven Shores:
- Lauderdale County (The home county of Pine Haven Shores)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Haven Shores, with the one closest to Pine Haven Shores listed first.
- Elgin
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Cedar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Corum ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Rogersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Comer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Estep ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Anderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Confluence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Arkdell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Dells Vista Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Colbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Haven Shores, with the one closest to Pine Haven Shores listed first.
- Ford City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nitrate City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Leighton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Dam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Muscle Shoals
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Florence
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Spring Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Sheffield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tuscumbia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- White House Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Haven Shores, with the one closest to Pine Haven Shores listed first.
- Wheeler Dam Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Red Bank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- North Courtland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Town Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Courtland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Edmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Hillsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Mountain Home
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Chalybeate Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Haven Shores, with the one closest to Pine Haven Shores listed first.
- Cairo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Lentzville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Poplar Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Lester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lester is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Ripley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Athens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Elkmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hay's Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Tanner
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pettusville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Country Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Orrville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Haven Shores, with the one closest to Pine Haven Shores listed first.
- Trinity
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Moulton Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Austinville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Simpson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Decatur
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <1>
- Russell Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Giles County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Haven Shores, with the one closest to Pine Haven Shores listed first.
- Minor Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Stella
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Anthony Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Prospect
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Green Field
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Field is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Bodenham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Elkmont Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Weakley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Weakley is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Elkton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Gordon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Ardmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dickson Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Pulaski
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Haven Shores, with the one closest to Pine Haven Shores listed first.
- Rascal Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Liberty Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Appleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Saint Joseph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Loretto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Busby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Iron City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Fall River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Leoma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Westpoint
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Lawrenceburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Prospect
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Flatwoods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Wayne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Haven Shores, with the one closest to Pine Haven Shores listed first.
- Corning ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Corning is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
- Cypress Inn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Collinwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Haven Shores, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Haven Shores.
Cemeteries Near Pine Haven Shores ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Haven Shores.
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 Haven Shores - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Haven Shores covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Haven Shores, with the one closest to Pine Haven Shores listed first.
- Whitehead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Belew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ingram Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dean - McNairy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Thornton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thornton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harvey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Butler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Butler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Barkley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barkley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Elgin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21402 <2>
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (801 more) ...
- Oliver - Bedingfield Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McCartney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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 Haven Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Haven Shores.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Haven Shores, with the one closest to Pine Haven Shores listed first.
- Rogersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Comer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Belew ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Good Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Good Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Town Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lentzville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Sugar ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar
- Green Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Bailey Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Courtland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Poplar Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Mount Rozell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Rozell is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rozell
- Appleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Haven Shores. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Haven Shores.
Newspapers Published in Pine Haven Shores ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Haven Shores.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Haven Shores, 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 Haven Shores.
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 websites either 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 Haven Shores:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Lauderdale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Morgan County
- Giles County
- Lawrence County
- Wayne 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 Haven Shores, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Haven Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |