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 Rollins (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 Rollins. 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 Rollins ...
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.
While the name of this community is Rollins, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Rollins may originally have been Rollin's.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rollins. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rollins.
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 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.
Rollins is located in Autauga 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 Autauga County: Chilton, Dallas, Elmore, Lowndes & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Rollins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rollins:
- Autauga County (The home county of Rollins)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Marbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- White City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Millbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Melmar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Booth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Haynes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Prattville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Billingsley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Independence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Autaugaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Bibb County
- Tucker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Mountain Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Verbena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Clanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Adams
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Thorsby
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Maplesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jemison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stanton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Riderville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Riderville is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Dollar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Pentonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Equality
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Rockford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Hissop
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Nixburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Weogufka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Fishpond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Ray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Plantersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Burnsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Lightwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Deatsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holtville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Adkin Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Titus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Coosada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Prattville Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- Wetumpka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Central
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Burkville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Lowndesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- White Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Boylston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Boylston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- Madison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Madison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- New Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Gibbs Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
- Highland Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Capitol Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
- Montgomery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stone's
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- Catoma
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Catoma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
- Young Forte Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Young Forte Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Forte Village
- Sunshine Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- English Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Pine Grove Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Merrell Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Tallapoosa County
- Our Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rollins, see our County-by-County Page for Rollins.
Cemeteries Near Rollins ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rollins.
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 Rollins - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rollins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunny Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tatum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marbury Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marbury Church of God Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Mountain Creek.
- Stoney Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mountain Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (383 more) ...
- Jo Anna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Canaan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Morning Star 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.<5>
While we didn't find Rollins in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rollins.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rollins, with the one closest to Rollins listed first.
- Wadsworth
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wadsworth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
- Mountain Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Coosa River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coosa River is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa River
- Lightwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Deatsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holtville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Verbena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Titus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Robinson Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Elmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buyck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buyck is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buyck
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Prattville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Travelers Rest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Travelers Rest is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travelers Rest
- Speed
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Speed is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rollins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rollins.
Newspapers Published in Rollins ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rollins.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rollins, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rollins.
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 Rollins:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Autauga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Chilton County
- Coosa County
- Dallas County
- Elmore County
- Lowndes County
- Montgomery County
- Shelby County
- Tallapoosa County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Rollins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Rollins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |