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 Richland (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 Richland. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Richland is located in Pike 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 Pike County: Barbour, Bullock, Coffee, Crenshaw, Dale & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Richland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Richland:
- Pike County (The home county of Richland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
- Buckhorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Brundidge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pronto
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Tennille
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Banks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tarentum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Mossy Grove Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Linwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- McClure Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Troy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Saco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saco is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Needmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
- Elamville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Clio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Louisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Blue Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Clayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerhill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Cotton Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Comer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Comer is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
- Perote
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Smuteye
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Smuteye is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
- Inverness
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Inverness is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Postoak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Pine Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Midway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Three Notch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Three Notch is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
- Union Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
- Roeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Frisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Java
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Wilkinstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Jack
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Mixson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Clintonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- New Brockton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zoar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Enterprise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
- Glenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Social Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Vidette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Bullock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Petrey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
- Ariton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Phillips Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Arguta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Skipperville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Ozark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clopton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Mabson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Bertha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Ewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Fort Rucker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Holiday Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Newton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Level Plains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
- Graball
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Capps
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Abbeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
- Center Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Pine Level
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Richland, see our County-by-County Page for Richland.
Cemeteries Near Richland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Richland.
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 Richland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Richland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
- Richland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sardis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pea River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Adam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dansby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sutton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brundidge City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fleming Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Flowers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Danner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Dothan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Richland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Richland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Richland, with the one closest to Richland listed first.
- Buckhorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Pronto
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Brundidge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elamville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Tennille
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Clio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Banks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Josie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Josie is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josie
- Louisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Catalpa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Catalpa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Arguta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Star Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Star Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dillard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dillard is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Perote
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Linwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Richland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Richland.
Newspapers Published in Richland ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Richland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Richland, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Richland.
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 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 Richland:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Bullock County
- Coffee County
- Crenshaw County
- Dale County
- Henry County
- Montgomery 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> | 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- Richland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Richland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |