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 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 Piney 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 Piney 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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Piney Grove: Piney Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Piney Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Piney 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 and doctors 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.
Piney Grove is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Colbert, Cullman, Franklin, Limestone, Morgan & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Piney Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Piney Grove:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Piney Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Grove, with the one closest to Piney Grove listed first.
- Oakville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Wren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Moulton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Muck City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Chalybeate Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Mountain Home
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Hillsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hatton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Courtland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Courtland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Grove, with the one closest to Piney Grove listed first.
- Jones' Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Central
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Chances Crossroad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
- West Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Logan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Vinemont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Vinemont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Crane Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Trimble
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trimble is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Cullman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- East Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Good Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
- Ardell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Grove, with the one closest to Piney Grove listed first.
- Harris Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Mooresville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Swancott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Belle Mina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Tanner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ripley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Grove, with the one closest to Piney Grove listed first.
- Triana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Grove, with the one closest to Piney Grove listed first.
- Danville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Falkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lacon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Leesdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Hartselle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flint City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Burningtree Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Russell Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Austinville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Simpson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Trinity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Priceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Grove, with the one closest to Piney Grove listed first.
- Marylee
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Burrows Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Burrows Crossroads is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows Crossroads
- Powellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Camak Mills ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Camak Mills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camak Mills
- South Lowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- South Lowell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell
- Red Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Red Rock is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Nauvoo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Grove, with the one closest to Piney Grove listed first.
- Upshaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Addison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ellaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Grayson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Houston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Slick Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Double Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ashridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Pebble
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
- Littleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Piney Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Piney Grove.
Cemeteries Near Piney Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Piney 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 Piney Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Piney Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Piney Grove, with the one closest to Piney Grove listed first.
- Piney Grove Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cave Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Corinth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Freeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Penn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Penn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Moses Smith Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26324 <2>
- Simms Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (684 more) ...
- Day - Speegle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Speegle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Day - Speegle Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of Hartselle.
- The Day - Speegle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Day Cemetery
- Speegle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26387 <2>
- Campground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Piney Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Piney Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Piney Grove, with the one closest to Piney Grove listed first.
- Clifty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clifty is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Upshaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Jesseton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jesseton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesseton
- Battleground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Battleground is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
- Massey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Massey is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey
- Jones' Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Cedar Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Addison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Nesmith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nesmith is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesmith
- Neel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Neel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Ellaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wilhites
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wilhites is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhites
- Falkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Leesdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Piney Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Piney Grove.
Newspapers Published in Piney 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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Piney Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Piney Grove, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Piney 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 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 Piney Grove:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cullman County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Walker County
- Winston 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Piney Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |