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 Sand Mountain (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 Sand Mountain. 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 Sand Mountain ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sand Mountain: Sand Mtn. (or less commonly used: Sand Mntn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sand Mountain. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sand Mountain.
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 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.
Sand Mountain is located in Bibb 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 Bibb County: Chilton, Hale, Jefferson, Perry, Shelby & Tuscaloosa.
Below are the counties that are near Sand Mountain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sand Mountain:
- Bibb County (The home county of Sand Mountain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Mountain, with the one closest to Sand Mountain listed first.
- Tucker
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tucker is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Lawley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lawley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
- Randolph
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Active
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Oakley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Ashby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Brierfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Centreville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centreville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- East Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Town
- Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pratt Ferry is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Ferry
- Brent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eddings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Eddings is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
- Seymour
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Seymour is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Mountain, with the one closest to Sand Mountain listed first.
- Vine Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Billingsley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jones
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jones is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Fremont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fremont is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Haynes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- White City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Independence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Marbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Statesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Mountain, with the one closest to Sand Mountain listed first.
- Maplesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Adams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Thorsby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jemison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riderville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Riderville is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
- Clanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jumbo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Verbena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Mountain Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Mountain, with the one closest to Sand Mountain listed first.
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Dollar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Mountain, with the one closest to Sand Mountain listed first.
- Plantersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Burnsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Valley Grande
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Valley Grande is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grande
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,468 people
- Jefferson County
- Kimbrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kimbrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrell
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Mountain, with the one closest to Sand Mountain listed first.
- Oakmulgee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Bethlehem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Sprott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sprott is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Jericho
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Augustin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Augustin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustin
- Suttle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Suttle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
- Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vilula
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vilula is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilula
- Morgan Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morgan Springs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Mountain, with the one closest to Sand Mountain listed first.
- Wilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wilton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Former names for Wilton:
- Birmingham Junction
- Bismarck
- Catoosa
- Woods
- Woodsborough
- Montevallo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Calera
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Aden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Sawmill Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
- Maylene
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brantleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brantleyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantleyville
- Saginaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Saginaw is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Shelby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Siluria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Tulse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tulse is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
- Alabaster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Merrell Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sand Mountain, with the one closest to Sand Mountain listed first.
- Pearson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pearson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Hagler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Vance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tannehill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sand Mountain, see our County-by-County Page for Sand Mountain.
Cemeteries Near Sand Mountain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sand Mountain.
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 Sand Mountain - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sand Mountain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sand Mountain, with the one closest to Sand Mountain listed first.
- Cox Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Abney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Griffin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Convert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maplesville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (402 more) ...
- Union Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Maplesville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Sand Mountain in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sand Mountain.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sand Mountain, with the one closest to Sand Mountain listed first.
- Randolph
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Maplesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Trio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trio is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
- Oakmulgee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Stanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Dixie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dixie is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Bethlehem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Pinetucky
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pinetucky is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetucky
- Ashby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Jemison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brierfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Plantersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kincheon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kincheon is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincheon
- Lomax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lomax is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Centreville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centreville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sand Mountain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sand Mountain.
Newspapers Published in Sand Mountain ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sand Mountain.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sand Mountain, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sand Mountain.
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 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 Sand Mountain:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Bibb County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Chilton County
- Coosa County
- Dallas County
- Jefferson County
- Perry County
- Shelby County
- Tuscaloosa 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 Sand Mountain, 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- Sand Mountain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |