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 Rolling Acres (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 Rolling Acres. 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.
Rolling Acres is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Autauga, Bullock, Crenshaw, Elmore, Lowndes, Macon & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Rolling Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rolling Acres:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Rolling Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Acres, with the one closest to Rolling Acres listed first.
- Hope Hull
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pintlala
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pintlala is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pintlala
- Former name for Pintlala:
- Colquitt
- Catoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Catoma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
- English Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Stone's
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- Young Forte Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Young Forte Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Forte Village
- Gibbs Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
- Highland Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Ada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Capitol Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
- Montgomery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- New Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Acres, with the one closest to Rolling Acres listed first.
- Prattville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Melmar
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Millbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Autaugaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Booth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Jones Bluff Dam
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jones Bluff Dam is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bluff Dam
- Pine Level
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Independence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Statesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Acres, with the one closest to Rolling Acres listed first.
- Mitchell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Fitzpatrick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Butler County
- Greenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Acres, with the one closest to Rolling Acres listed first.
- Highland Home
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Honoraville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Petrey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Acres, with the one closest to Rolling Acres listed first.
- Old Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Tyler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Acres, with the one closest to Rolling Acres listed first.
- Prattville Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- Coosada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Robinson Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
- Elmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Deatsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wetumpka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Adkin Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Ware
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Holtville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Acres, with the one closest to Rolling Acres listed first.
- Letohatchee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Burkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Hayneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Davenport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Lowndesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sandy Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Mosses
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Gordonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Fort Deposit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- White Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Petronia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Petronia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
- Benton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Collirene
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Collirene is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Acres, with the one closest to Rolling Acres listed first.
- Tysonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Shorter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rolling Acres, with the one closest to Rolling Acres listed first.
- Kent
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Ansley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Orion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rolling Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Rolling Acres.
Cemeteries Near Rolling Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rolling Acres.
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 Rolling Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rolling Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rolling Acres, with the one closest to Rolling Acres listed first.
- New Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gilbert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Strokes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shackelford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Powell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Murrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Relf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mosleys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ball Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (296 more) ...
- New Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sankey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Hills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Rolling Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rolling Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rolling Acres, with the one closest to Rolling Acres listed first.
- McGehee's
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McGehee's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee's
- Hope Hull
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Catoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Catoma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
- Snowdoun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Snowdoun is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdoun
- Tharin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tharin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharin
- Stone's
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- Letohatchee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Fleta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fleta is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleta
- Le Grand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Le Grand is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Grand
- Manack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Manack is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manack
- Hayneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mount Carmel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Ada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Montgomery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rolling Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rolling Acres.
Newspapers Published in Rolling Acres ...
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 138 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rolling Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rolling Acres, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rolling Acres.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Rolling Acres:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Bullock County
- Butler County
- Crenshaw County
- Dallas County
- Elmore County
- Lowndes County
- Macon County
- Pike 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 Rolling Acres, 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- Rolling Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |