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 (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. 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 and hospitals 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 is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Calhoun, Cleburne, DeKalb, Etowah, Chattooga (GA), Floyd (GA) & Polk (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Piney. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Piney:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Piney)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney, with the one closest to Piney listed first.
- Moshat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Tucker Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Centre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Howells Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Noah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Cedar Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Lawrence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Anderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Leesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Exie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney, with the one closest to Piney listed first.
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Collins ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Piedmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dailey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Colvins Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Nances Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Merrellton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Germania Springs ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Jacksonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Angel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Angel is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Mack ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney, with the one closest to Piney listed first.
- Borden Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Palestine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Grantley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Oak Level
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney, with the one closest to Piney listed first.
- Lickskillet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Sigsbee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Mount Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Collinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Adamsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Douglas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Cotnam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Fort Payne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clyde ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Dawson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Bootsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney, with the one closest to Piney listed first.
- Ballplay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Hale ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Banner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Coat's Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Turkeytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Wilsonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Hokes Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Edwardsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Keener
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Yancy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Duck Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Marshall County
- Boaz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney, with the one closest to Piney listed first.
- Chattoogaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Lyerly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Menlo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- 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 <1>
- Berryton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Cloudland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Summerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Floyd County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney, with the one closest to Piney listed first.
- Cave Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Coosa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oreburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Robealou Acres
(23 miles [37 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
- Atlanta Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Lindale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Mount Berry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rosemont Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
- Silver Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brice is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
- Rome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <1>
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- Haralson County (GA)
- Felton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Polk County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piney, with the one closest to Piney listed first.
- Etna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Esom Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Cedartown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Seney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Seney is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Piney, see our County-by-County Page for Piney.
Cemeteries Near Piney ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Piney.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Piney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Piney, with the one closest to Piney listed first.
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Neal Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Neal Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Centre.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24852 <2>
- Cherokee Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moshat Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Centre Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Garrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Noah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Calcedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Howell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (391 more) ...
- Cedar Bluff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tates Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tates Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tates Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Centre.
- The Tates Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tates Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26599 <2>
- Sewell 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.<4>
While we didn't find Piney in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Piney.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Piney, with the one closest to Piney listed first.
- Moshat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Bomar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bomar is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomar
- Centre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Noah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Cedar Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Round Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Round Mountain is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
- Plano
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plano is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Key
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Key is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
- Alexis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alexis is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Lawrence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Leesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Exie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Piney. See our List of 1890's Communities around Piney.
Newspapers Published in Piney ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Piney.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Piney, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Piney.
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 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:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Cleburne County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Marshall County
- Chattooga County
- Floyd County
- Haralson County
- Polk 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Piney) 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |