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 hospitals and 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 Butler 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 Butler County: Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Lowndes, Monroe & Wilcox.
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:
- Butler County (The home county of Sardis)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis, with the one closest to Sardis listed first.
- Oaky Streak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Industry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bolling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Chapman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Georgiana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McKenzie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Starlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Shacklesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Garland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Forest Home
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis, with the one closest to Sardis listed first.
- Pine Level
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Zoar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Danleys Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Curtis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Jack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Wilkinstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis, with the one closest to Sardis listed first.
- Wilcox
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wilcox is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Mount Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Mixonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mixonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
- Old Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Commerce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Commerce is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Owassa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Owassa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owassa
- Rabb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rabb is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabb
- Paul
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paul is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Centerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis, with the one closest to Sardis listed first.
- Gantt
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gantt is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Rose Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Red Level
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Antioch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Heath
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- River Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Andalusia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sanford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Babbie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Babbie is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Carolina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Carolina is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Libertyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Libertyville is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Opp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Opp is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <1>
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis, with the one closest to Sardis listed first.
- Merrill Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Cherokee Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Leon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Rutledge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Honoraville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Luverne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Vernledge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Dozier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brantley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Vidette
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Glenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis, with the one closest to Sardis listed first.
- Fort Deposit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Davenport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Bragg's
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis, with the one closest to Sardis listed first.
- Lapine
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Grady
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ramer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis, with the one closest to Sardis listed first.
- Goshen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wingard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Hallsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Henderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Ansley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Kent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Youngblood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Wilcox County
- Awin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
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 north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bedgood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive East Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (260 more) ...
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Damascus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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.<2>
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.
- Pigeon Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Glasgow
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glasgow is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Oaky Streak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Industry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Shell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shell is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell
- Leon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Vera Cruz ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vera Cruz is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Rutledge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bolling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Chapman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Georgiana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Honoraville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Dozier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Luverne
(14 miles [22.5 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 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 57 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]<3>. 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 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 Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coffee County
- Conecuh County
- Covington County
- Crenshaw County
- Lowndes County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Wilcox 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Sardis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |