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 Piney Chapel (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 Piney Chapel. 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.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Piney Chapel is located in Limestone 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 Limestone County: Lauderdale, Lawrence, Madison, Morgan, Giles (TN) & Lincoln (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Piney Chapel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Piney Chapel:
- Limestone County (The home county of Piney Chapel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Chapel, with the one closest to Piney Chapel listed first.
- Hay's Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Fairmount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Athens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elkmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Country Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Center Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Pettusville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Tanner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Caro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Capshaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Ardmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Chapel, with the one closest to Piney Chapel listed first.
- Confluence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Bethel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estep ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Anderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Cedar Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Dells Vista Shores
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Rogersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Corum ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Elgin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Lexington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Comer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Arkdell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Chapel, with the one closest to Piney Chapel listed first.
- Hillsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Courtland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Courtland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Red Bank
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Wheeler Dam Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Chalybeate Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Mountain Home
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Town Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Chapel, with the one closest to Piney Chapel listed first.
- Harvest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Toney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jeff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Madison Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Monrovia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Elkwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Madison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rideout Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Meridianville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Huntsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hazel Green
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lincoln
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Chelsea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Chapel, with the one closest to Piney Chapel listed first.
- Decatur
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Moulton Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Austinville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Simpson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Trinity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Russell Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Burningtree Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Flint City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Priceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Winton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Somerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Hartselle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Giles County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Chapel, with the one closest to Piney Chapel listed first.
- Elkmont Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Ardmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dickson Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Stella
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Wheelerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Minor Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Green Field
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Green Field is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Anthony Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Aymett Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Pisgah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Lawrence County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Chapel, with the one closest to Piney Chapel listed first.
- Appleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Fall River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Liberty Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Rascal Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Lincoln County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Chapel, with the one closest to Piney Chapel listed first.
- Cash Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Dellrose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Coldwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Camargo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Molino
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Pearl City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Park City Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Park City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Boonshill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Harms
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Howell Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Hughey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Marshall County (TN)
- Delina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Delina is located in Marshall County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Piney Chapel, see our County-by-County Page for Piney Chapel.
Cemeteries Near Piney Chapel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Piney Chapel.
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 Piney Chapel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Piney Chapel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Piney Chapel, with the one closest to Piney Chapel listed first.
- Fielding Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bottom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Slave Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reunion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Malone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Garden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hughey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Witty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (1152 more) ...
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- O'Neal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Piney Chapel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Piney Chapel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Piney Chapel, with the one closest to Piney Chapel listed first.
- Hay's Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Athens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elkmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Spring ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Spring is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
- O'Neal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- O'Neal is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Cartwright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cartwright is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Blackburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Pettusville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Gipsy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gipsy is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy
- Caro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Veto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Veto is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
- Cluttsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cluttsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluttsville
- Poplar Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Piney Chapel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Piney Chapel.
Newspapers Published in Piney Chapel ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Piney Chapel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Piney Chapel, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Piney Chapel.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Piney Chapel:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Limestone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Giles County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall 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 Piney Chapel, 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- Piney Chapel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |