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 Pletcher (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 Pletcher. 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 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.
Pletcher is located in Chilton 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 Chilton County: Autauga, Bibb, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Pletcher. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pletcher:
- Chilton County (The home county of Pletcher)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pletcher, with the one closest to Pletcher listed first.
- Adams
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Stanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Maplesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riderville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Riderville is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
- Clanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thorsby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Verbena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Mountain Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Jemison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jumbo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pletcher, with the one closest to Pletcher listed first.
- Billingsley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Vine Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Jones
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jones is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- White City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Fremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fremont is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Independence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Statesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Marbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Booth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Autaugaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Pine Level
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pletcher, with the one closest to Pletcher listed first.
- Tucker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Lawley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lawley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
- Active
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Randolph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Oakley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oakley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Ashby
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Brierfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Centreville
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Town
- Brent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pratt Ferry is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Ferry
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pletcher, with the one closest to Pletcher listed first.
- Dollar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pletcher, with the one closest to Pletcher listed first.
- Plantersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Burnsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Valley Grande
(20 miles [32.2 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tyler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sunset Mill Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Mill Village is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Mill Village
- Casey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Casey is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
- Sardis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrell is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pletcher, with the one closest to Pletcher listed first.
- Lightwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Deatsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Holtville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Titus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Robinson Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Adkin Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Elmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coosada
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prattville Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pletcher, with the one closest to Pletcher listed first.
- White Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Benton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Burkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Petronia
(30 miles [48.3 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 Pletcher, with the one closest to Pletcher listed first.
- Oakmulgee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Bethlehem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Augustin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Augustin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustin
- Suttle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Suttle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
- Sprott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sprott is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Jericho
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Vilula
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vilula is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilula
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pletcher, with the one closest to Pletcher listed first.
- Wilton
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Calera
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Montevallo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shelby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Merrell Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Pine Grove Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pletcher, see our County-by-County Page for Pletcher.
Cemeteries Near Pletcher ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pletcher.
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 Pletcher - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pletcher covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pletcher, with the one closest to Pletcher listed first.
- Vermont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- University Highway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Donavan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Alpine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Billingsley Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Billingsley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McCord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Cedron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (385 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Pletcher in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pletcher.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pletcher, with the one closest to Pletcher listed first.
- Billingsley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kincheon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kincheon is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincheon
- Stanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Maplesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dixie is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Plantersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Vine Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Independence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Clanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cooper is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Lomax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lomax is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Randolph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Burnsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Statesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pletcher. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pletcher.
Newspapers Published in Pletcher ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pletcher.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pletcher, 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 Pletcher.
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 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 Pletcher:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Chilton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Bibb County
- Coosa County
- Dallas County
- Elmore 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 Pletcher, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pletcher) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |