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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Puryearville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Puryearville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Puryearville, please Contact Us.
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 Puryearville (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 Puryearville. 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 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Puryearville is historic, it would have been located within present day Monroe 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 Monroe County: Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Puryearville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Puryearville:
- Monroe County (The home county of Puryearville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Puryearville, with the one closest to Puryearville listed first.
- Burnt Corn
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- Peterman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peterman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Pine Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Tunnel Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
- Former name for Tunnel Springs:
- Kempsville
- Monroeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ollie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ollie is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Beatrice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Natchez
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Excel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Excel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Mexia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mexia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Pineville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Puryearville, with the one closest to Puryearville listed first.
- Garland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Starlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Georgiana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- McKenzie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shacklesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Chapman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Forest Home
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Puryearville, with the one closest to Puryearville listed first.
- Barlow Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
- Suggsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Suggsville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
- Nettleboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
- Gainestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gainestown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Puryearville, with the one closest to Puryearville listed first.
- Bermuda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Ramah
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ramah is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- Belleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Repton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lenox
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Owassa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Owassa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owassa
- Evergreen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Commerce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Commerce is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Range
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Range is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Mixonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mixonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta has also been known as:
- Old Sparta
- Wilcox
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wilcox is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Escambia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Puryearville, with the one closest to Puryearville listed first.
- Huxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huxford is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
- Hammac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hammac is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Puryearville, with the one closest to Puryearville listed first.
- McWilliams
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Schuster
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Schuster is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuster
- Caledonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Awin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
- Pine Apple
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Asahel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Asahel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
- Oak Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Nellie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nellie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Coy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Estelle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Estelle is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Lower Peach Tree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Puryearville, see our County-by-County Page for Puryearville.
Cemeteries Near Puryearville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Puryearville.
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 Puryearville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Puryearville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Puryearville, with the one closest to Puryearville listed first.
- Puryearville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bethany Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- John Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rumbley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone Faulk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bermuda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bermuda Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Bermuda
- McMillan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ramah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (198 more) ...
- Daily Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Martin Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24222 <3>
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.
While we didn't find Puryearville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Puryearville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Puryearville, with the one closest to Puryearville listed first.
- Burnt Corn
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- Bermuda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Monroeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Axle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Axle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axle
- Belleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Repton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Skinnerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Skinnerton is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnerton
- Natchez
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Bowles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bowles is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles
- Riley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Riley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Turnbull
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Turnbull is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- River Ridge ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- River Ridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge
- Pineville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Evergreen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Puryearville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Puryearville.
Newspapers Published in Puryearville ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Puryearville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Puryearville, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Puryearville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Puryearville:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Clarke County
- Conecuh County
- Escambia County
- Wilcox County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Puryearville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Puryearville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |