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 Repton (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 Repton. 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.
Repton is located in Conecuh 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 Conecuh County: Butler, Covington, Escambia & Monroe.
Below are the counties that are near Repton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Repton:
- Conecuh County (The home county of Repton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Repton, with the one closest to Repton listed first.
- Lenox
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bermuda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Range
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Range is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Belleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Belleville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Castleberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sparta is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta has also been known as:
- Old Sparta
- Ramah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ramah is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- Evergreen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- Nymph
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nymph is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nymph
- Owassa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Owassa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owassa
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Rabb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rabb is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabb
- Baldwin County
- Little River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Repton, with the one closest to Repton listed first.
- Garland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Starlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Repton, with the one closest to Repton listed first.
- Barlow Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
- Gainestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gainestown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
- Suggsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Suggsville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
- Alma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Alma is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Escambia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Repton, with the one closest to Repton listed first.
- Huxford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Huxford is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
- Hammac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hammac is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
- Brewton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- East Brewton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pollard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pollard is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Riverview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Flomaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Roberts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Atmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Repton, with the one closest to Repton listed first.
- Excel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Excel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Ollie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ollie is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Monroeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burnt Corn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- Mexia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mexia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
- Goodway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goodway is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
- Megargel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Megargel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
- Peterman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Peterman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Tunnel Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
- Former name for Tunnel Springs:
- Kempsville
- Perdue Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
- Pine Orchard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Uriah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilcox County
- McWilliams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Escambia County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Repton, with the one closest to Repton listed first.
- Century
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Byrneville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Byrneville is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Repton, see our County-by-County Page for Repton.
Cemeteries Near Repton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Repton.
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 Repton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Repton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Repton, with the one closest to Repton listed first.
- Repton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Repton Methodist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Morris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Daily Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Springhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sampey Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Limestone Faulk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McMillan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Excel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (218 more) ...
- Range Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ramah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bermuda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
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 in 1895, Repton had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Repton had a population of 254 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Repton, with the one closest to Repton listed first.
- Range
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Range is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Bermuda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Belleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Belleville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Monroeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Corn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- Wallace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wallace is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Axle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Axle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axle
- Castleberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sparta is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta has also been known as:
- Old Sparta
- Evergreen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Perdue Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Claiborne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Claiborne is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Hammac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hammac is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
- Kirkland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkland is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Repton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Repton.
Newspapers Published in Repton ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Repton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Repton, 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 Repton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Repton:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Conecuh County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- Butler County
- Clarke County
- Escambia County
- Monroe County
- Wilcox County
- Escambia 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 Repton, 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- Repton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |