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 Salt Well (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 Salt Well. 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 doctors and 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.
Salt Well is located in Marengo 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 Marengo County: Choctaw, Clarke, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Perry, Sumter & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Salt Well. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Salt Well:
- Marengo County (The home county of Salt Well)
- The following are listed by their distance from Salt Well, with the one closest to Salt Well listed first.
- Demopolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aigleville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aigleville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aigleville
- Pin Hook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pin Hook is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Griffins ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Griffins is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins
- Blue Lock ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blue Lock is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lock
- Beckleys ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beckleys is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckleys
- Linden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Providence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Myrtlewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
- Half Acre
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Dayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salt Well, with the one closest to Salt Well listed first.
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
- Pelham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pelham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Pennington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Tompkinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Choctaw City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Jachin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jachin is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin
- Lavaca
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Cromwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cromwell is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Lisman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Butler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pushmataha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Dallas County
- Central Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Central Mills is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Mills
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salt Well, with the one closest to Salt Well listed first.
- Forkland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Miller
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Miller is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Boligee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lizzieville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lizzieville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
- Eutaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salt Well, with the one closest to Salt Well listed first.
- Arcola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Gallion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Prairieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Cedarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Sawyerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Newbern
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newbern is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Rosemary
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemary is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Greensboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salt Well, with the one closest to Salt Well listed first.
- Freetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Freetown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Uniontown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ellawhite
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ellawhite is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellawhite
- The Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- The Village is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Salt Well, with the one closest to Salt Well listed first.
- McDowell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Coatopa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Brewersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Whitfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Arrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Bellamy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Moore Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- Derby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Livingston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Intercourse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Epes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Epes is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Ward
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ward is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Salt Well, see our County-by-County Page for Salt Well.
Cemeteries Near Salt Well ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Salt Well.
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 Salt Well - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Salt Well covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Salt Well, with the one closest to Salt Well listed first.
- Millers Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Davidson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Houpt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Palestine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Smalls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arrington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dug Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Memorial Garden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Garden Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Garden Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Demopolis.
- The Memorial Garden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Demopolis Memorial Gardens
- Continue List (328 more) ...
- Memorial Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Salt Well in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Salt Well.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Salt Well, with the one closest to Salt Well listed first.
- McDowell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Demopolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Coatopa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Old Spring Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Old Spring Hill is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Spring Hill
- Arcola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Linden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gallion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Tishabee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tishabee is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tishabee
- Forkland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Myrtlewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
- Rembert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rembert is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rembert
- Livingston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Salt Well. See our List of 1890's Communities around Salt Well.
Newspapers Published in Salt Well ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Salt Well.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Salt Well, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Salt Well.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Salt Well:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marengo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Choctaw County
- Dallas County
- Greene County
- Hale County
- Perry County
- Sumter 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 Salt Well, 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- Salt Well) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |