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 Sardis (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 Sardis. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Sardis is located in Bullock 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 Bullock County: Barbour, Macon, Montgomery, Pike & Russell.
Below are the counties that are near Sardis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sardis:
- Bullock County (The home county of Sardis)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis, with the one closest to Sardis listed first.
- Union Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Inverness
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Inverness is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Postoak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Pine Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Three Notch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Three Notch is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
- Perote
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Smuteye
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Smuteye is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
- Fitzpatrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Mitchell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis, with the one closest to Sardis listed first.
- Comer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Comer is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Clayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Louisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Clio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elamville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Crenshaw County
- Petrey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Elmore County
- Ware
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis, with the one closest to Sardis listed first.
- Fort Davis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Armstrong
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Hardaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- La Place
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Calebee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- Tuskegee
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shorter
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tysonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Hornady
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- Society Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis, with the one closest to Sardis listed first.
- Pine Level
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Cecil
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cecil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Center Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Pike Road
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waugh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waugh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Grady
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ramer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Meigs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
- Red Level
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Red Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Ada
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis, with the one closest to Sardis listed first.
- Saco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saco is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Linwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Needmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Orion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Meeksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- Banks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Buckhorn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- McClure Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Troy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pronto
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Ansley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Youngblood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Brundidge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis, with the one closest to Sardis listed first.
- Hurtsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Rutherford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rutherford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sardis, see our County-by-County Page for Sardis.
Cemeteries Near Sardis ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sardis.
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 Sardis - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sardis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sardis, with the one closest to Sardis listed first.
- Sardis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Paulk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- High Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Inverness Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Walter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lydia Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (294 more) ...
- Perpetual Care Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barnette Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Sardis in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sardis.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sardis, with the one closest to Sardis listed first.
- Aberfoil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Aberfoil is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoil
- Union Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Inverness
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Inverness is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Mount Hillard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Hillard is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hillard
- Postoak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Omega
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Omega is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Thompson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Hector
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hector is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Perote
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Pine Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Three Notch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Three Notch is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
- Shopton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shopton is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- China Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- China Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- Fort Davis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Linwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sardis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sardis.
Newspapers Published in Sardis ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sardis.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sardis, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sardis.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Sardis:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Bullock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Crenshaw County
- Elmore County
- Macon County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Russell 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sardis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Sardis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |