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 Royal Pines (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 Royal Pines. 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.
Royal Pines 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 Royal Pines. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Royal Pines:
- Tuscaloosa County (The home county of Royal Pines)
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal Pines, with the one closest to Royal Pines listed first.
- Ingleside Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
- Sahama Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sahama Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahama Village
- Tuscaloosa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Northport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- University
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Coker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Foster's
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alberta City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
- Holt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Wood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Lake Front Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Buhl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal Pines, with the one closest to Royal Pines listed first.
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Scottsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Scottsville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Pondville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pondville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Blocton Junction
(27 miles [43.5 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
- North Bibb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- Burmah ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Burmah is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
- Fikestown ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fikestown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fikestown
- Green Pond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Woodstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Blocton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bucktown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Fayette County
- 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
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal Pines, with the one closest to Royal Pines listed first.
- Knoxville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Mantua
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mantua is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Union
(20 miles [32.2 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lewiston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Eutaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal Pines, with the one closest to Royal Pines listed first.
- Moundville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Powers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Oak Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Village is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Akron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sawyerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Perry County
- Brush Creek
(28 miles [45.1 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 Royal Pines, with the one closest to Royal Pines listed first.
- Gordo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Benevola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Benevola is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
- Bell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Lubbub
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Olney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Olney is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Reform
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stansel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Carrollton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Coal Fire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Aliceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Royal Pines, see our County-by-County Page for Royal Pines.
Cemeteries Near Royal Pines ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Royal Pines.
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 Royal Pines - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Royal Pines covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Royal Pines, with the one closest to Royal Pines listed first.
- Beautiful Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Highland Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dodd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rices Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jennings Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (480 more) ...
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Robertson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Royal Pines in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Royal Pines.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Royal Pines, with the one closest to Royal Pines listed first.
- Tuscaloosa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Northport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- University
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Coker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Foster's
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Englewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Englewood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Romulus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Romulus is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
- Sylvan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvan is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Hull
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hull is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Cottondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Powers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Coaling
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Knoxville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Samantha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Brookwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Royal Pines. See our List of 1890's Communities around Royal Pines.
Newspapers Published in Royal Pines ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Royal Pines.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Royal Pines, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Royal Pines.
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 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 Royal Pines:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Tuscaloosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Hale 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 Royal Pines, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Royal Pines) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |