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 Plantersville (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 Plantersville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Plantersville is located in Dallas 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 Dallas County: Autauga, Chilton, Lowndes, Marengo, Perry & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Plantersville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Plantersville:
- Dallas County (The home county of Plantersville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plantersville, with the one closest to Plantersville listed first.
- Burnsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Valley Grande
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Grande is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grande
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,468 people
- Selma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sunset Mill Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sunset Mill Village is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Mill Village
- Casey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Casey is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
- Tyler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Harrell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harrell is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Marion Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Marion Junction is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Junction
- Sardis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cahawba ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cahawba is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahawba
- Massillon ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Massillon is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
- Old Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Browns
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Browns is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plantersville, with the one closest to Plantersville listed first.
- Vine Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Jones
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jones is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Fremont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fremont is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Billingsley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Haynes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Statesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Independence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- White City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Autaugaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Booth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Jones Bluff Dam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jones Bluff Dam is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bluff Dam
- Marbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plantersville, with the one closest to Plantersville listed first.
- Active
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Lawley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lawley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
- Tucker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tucker is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Randolph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Oakley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oakley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Brent
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Centreville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Centreville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- East Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- East Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Town
- Ashby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Brierfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pratt Ferry is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Ferry
- Pondville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pondville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Scottsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scottsville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plantersville, with the one closest to Plantersville listed first.
- Riderville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Riderville is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
- Stanton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Adams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Maplesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clanton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thorsby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jemison
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Verbena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Mountain Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Jumbo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plantersville, with the one closest to Plantersville listed first.
- Benton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- White Hall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Petronia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Petronia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plantersville, with the one closest to Plantersville listed first.
- Oakmulgee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Bethlehem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Augustin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Augustin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustin
- Suttle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Suttle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
- Sprott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sprott is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Jericho
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Vilula
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Vilula is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilula
- Marion
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Morgan Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Morgan Springs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plantersville, with the one closest to Plantersville listed first.
- Wilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wilton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Former names for Wilton:
- Birmingham Junction
- Bismarck
- Catoosa
- Woods
- Woodsborough
- Montevallo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Plantersville, see our County-by-County Page for Plantersville.
Cemeteries Near Plantersville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plantersville.
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 Plantersville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Plantersville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Plantersville, with the one closest to Plantersville listed first.
- Peeples Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Plantersville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Welch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Valley Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crossroad Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alpine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (369 more) ...
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stanton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Plantersville had a population of 62 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Plantersville, with the one closest to Plantersville listed first.
- Vine Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Dixie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Stanton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Maplesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Perryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Perryville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Summerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Oakmulgee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Pinetucky
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pinetucky is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetucky
- Burnsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Billingsley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Augustin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Augustin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Statesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Kincheon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kincheon is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincheon
- Bethlehem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Plantersville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plantersville.
Newspapers Published in Plantersville ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plantersville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plantersville, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Plantersville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Plantersville:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Dallas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Bibb County
- Chilton County
- Lowndes County
- Perry County
- Shelby 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 Plantersville, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Plantersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |