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 Point (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 Point. 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 Point ...
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 Point: Piney Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Piney Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Piney Point.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Piney Point is located in Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa County: Chambers, Clay, Coosa, Elmore, Lee, Macon & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Piney Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Piney Point:
- Tallapoosa County (The home county of Piney Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Point, with the one closest to Piney Point listed first.
- Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
- Jacksons' Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dadeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Benson ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Our Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
- Alexander City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- Agricola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Camp Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cowpens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Matilda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Church Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Point, with the one closest to Piney Point listed first.
- Waverly
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Blackman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- Penton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Boyds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- LaFayette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Abanda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Chapel Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Milltown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Red Level
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Clackville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Point, with the one closest to Piney Point listed first.
- Motley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Mellow Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Millerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Hollins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Harkins Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Ashland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Cragford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Point, with the one closest to Piney Point listed first.
- Fishpond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Ray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Kellyton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Nixburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Cottage Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Equality
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Hissop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Goodwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pentonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Rockford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Stewartville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Weogufka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Point, with the one closest to Piney Point listed first.
- Irma ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Irma is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Jordan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Kent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Seman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seman is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
- Central
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Eclectic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tallassee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Claud
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Ware
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Titus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wetumpka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adkin Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Blue Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Hale County
- Erie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Point, with the one closest to Piney Point listed first.
- Roxana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Loachapoka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bottle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Ridgewood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Auburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gwen Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Opelika
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Point, with the one closest to Piney Point listed first.
- Liberty City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Notasulga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hornady
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shorter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tuskegee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney Point, with the one closest to Piney Point listed first.
- Almond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Wadley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forester Chapel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Malone Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Piney Point, see our County-by-County Page for Piney Point.
Cemeteries Near Piney Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Piney Point.
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 Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Piney Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Piney Point, with the one closest to Piney Point listed first.
- Farrow Dennis Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Rocky Mount Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jacksons Gap Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mask Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Benson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Benson Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the southwest of Dadeville.
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (357 more) ...
- Red Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shepard Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Piney Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Piney Point, with the one closest to Piney Point listed first.
- Island Home
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Island Home is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Home
- Jacksons' Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dadeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- Alexander City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Agricola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Kowaliga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kowaliga is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kowaliga
- Irma ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Irma is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Tohopeka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tohopeka is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tohopeka
- Easton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Easton is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Thornton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thornton is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Mary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mary is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jordan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Camp Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Matilda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Piney Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Piney Point.
Newspapers Published in Piney Point ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Piney Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Piney Point, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Piney Point.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Point:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Tallapoosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chambers County
- Clay County
- Coosa County
- Elmore County
- Hale County
- Lee County
- Macon County
- Randolph 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Piney Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |