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 Radford (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 Radford. 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 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.
Radford is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Bibb, Chilton, Dallas, Hale & Marengo.
Below are the counties that are near Radford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Radford:
- Perry County (The home county of Radford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Radford, with the one closest to Radford listed first.
- Suttle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Suttle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
- Vilula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vilula is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilula
- Sprott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sprott is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Augustin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Augustin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustin
- Jericho
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Bethlehem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Oakmulgee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Morgan Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan Springs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- The Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- The Village is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Brush Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Ellawhite
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ellawhite is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellawhite
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Radford, with the one closest to Radford listed first.
- Fremont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fremont is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Jones
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jones is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Vine Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Statesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Billingsley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Independence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Haynes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Jones Bluff Dam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Bluff Dam is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bluff Dam
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Radford, with the one closest to Radford listed first.
- Pondville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pondville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Active
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Lawley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lawley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
- Brent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Centreville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Centreville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- East Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Town
- Tucker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Randolph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Egypt is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pratt Ferry is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Ferry
- Scottsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Scottsville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Radford, with the one closest to Radford listed first.
- Riderville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Riderville is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
- Stanton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Adams
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Maplesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Radford, with the one closest to Radford listed first.
- Harrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Harrell is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Marion Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Marion Junction is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Junction
- Massillon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Massillon is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
- Valley Grande
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Grande is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grande
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,468 people
- Browns
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Browns is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
- Selma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Mill Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Mill Village is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Mill Village
- Plantersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Cahawba ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cahawba is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahawba
- Orrville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Burnsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Casey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Casey is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Radford, with the one closest to Radford listed first.
- Newbern
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Newbern is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Rosemary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rosemary is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Greensboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cedarville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Prairieville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Gallion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Lowndes County
- Benton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Radford, with the one closest to Radford listed first.
- Faunsdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Siddonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Siddonsville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsville
- Consul
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Consul is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consul
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
- Dayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Tuscaloosa County
- Pearson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pearson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Radford, with the one closest to Radford listed first.
- Alberta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alberta is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Rehoboth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rehoboth is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Gastonburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Radford, see our County-by-County Page for Radford.
Cemeteries Near Radford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Radford.
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 Radford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Radford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Radford, with the one closest to Radford listed first.
- Bethany Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Suttle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Barron - Wells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Waters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ocmulgee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fuller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Osburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (344 more) ...
- Heard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pinecrest Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Radford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Radford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Radford, with the one closest to Radford listed first.
- Vilula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vilula is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilula
- Perryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Perryville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Sprott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sprott is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Hamburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Augustin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Augustin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustin
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Theo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Theo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theo
- Marion Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Marion Junction is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Junction
- Harrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Harrell is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Summerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summerfield is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Levert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Levert is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levert
- Massillon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Massillon is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Adler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Adler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adler
- Jericho
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Pinetucky
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pinetucky is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetucky
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Radford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Radford.
Newspapers Published in Radford ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Radford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Radford, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Radford.
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 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 Radford:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Bibb County
- Chilton County
- Dallas County
- Hale County
- Lowndes County
- Marengo County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Wilcox 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 Radford, 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- Radford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |