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 Reston Place (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 Reston Place. 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.
Name Variations for Reston Place ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Reston Place: Reston Pl. (or less commonly used: Reston Plc.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Reston Place is located in Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa County: Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson & Pickens.
Below are the counties that are near Reston Place. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reston Place:
- Tuscaloosa County (The home county of Reston Place)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reston Place, with the one closest to Reston Place listed first.
- Northport
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ingleside Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
- Tuscaloosa
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- University
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Alberta City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
- Wood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Sahama Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sahama Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahama Village
- Holt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Lake Front Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Cottondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Peterson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Coker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reston Place, with the one closest to Reston Place listed first.
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- North Bibb
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- Blocton Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- Scottsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Scottsville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Burmah ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Burmah is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
- Fikestown ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fikestown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fikestown
- Green Pond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Woodstock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Blocton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pondville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pondville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bucktown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reston Place, with the one closest to Reston Place listed first.
- Ashcraft Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Alta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Berry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reston Place, with the one closest to Reston Place listed first.
- Knoxville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Mantua
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mantua is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Lewiston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lewiston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reston Place, with the one closest to Reston Place listed first.
- Moundville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Powers
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Oak Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Village is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Akron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reston Place, with the one closest to Reston Place listed first.
- Kimbrell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kimbrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrell
- North Johns
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Johns is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Ezra
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Adger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Toadvine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Perry County
- Brush Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brush Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reston Place, with the one closest to Reston Place listed first.
- Gordo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lubbub
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Bell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Benevola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Benevola is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
- Olney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Olney is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Reform
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stansel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Carrollton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reston Place, see our County-by-County Page for Reston Place.
Cemeteries Near Reston Place ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reston Place.
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 Reston Place - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reston Place covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reston Place, with the one closest to Reston Place listed first.
- Williamson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Old Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Robertson Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunset Memorial Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rices Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Highland Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shirley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (452 more) ...
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Alberta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beautiful Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
While we didn't find Reston Place in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Reston Place.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reston Place, with the one closest to Reston Place listed first.
- Tuscaloosa
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Northport
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- University
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Cottondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Englewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Englewood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Coker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Foster's
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hull
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hull is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Romulus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Romulus is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
- Coaling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Samantha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Sylvan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvan is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Brookwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dudley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dudley is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Powers
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reston Place. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reston Place.
Newspapers Published in Reston Place ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reston Place.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reston Place, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reston Place.
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 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 Reston Place:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Tuscaloosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Hale County
- Jefferson County
- Perry County
- Pickens 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 Reston Place, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Reston Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |