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 Searcy Farms (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 Searcy Farms. 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 and doctors 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.
Searcy Farms 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 Searcy Farms. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Searcy Farms:
- Tuscaloosa County (The home county of Searcy Farms)
- The following are listed by their distance from Searcy Farms, with the one closest to Searcy Farms listed first.
- Samantha
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Lake Front Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- New Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Coker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Echola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- Northport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Holt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Buhl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
- Ingleside Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
- Alberta City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
- Elrod
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Searcy Farms, with the one closest to Searcy Farms listed first.
- North Bibb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- Blocton Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- Green Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Searcy Farms, with the one closest to Searcy Farms listed first.
- Berry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Alta
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Bankston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Ashcraft Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Rossland City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Fayette
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Belk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Searcy Farms, with the one closest to Searcy Farms listed first.
- Knoxville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Mantua
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mantua is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Searcy Farms, with the one closest to Searcy Farms listed first.
- Moundville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Powers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Searcy Farms, with the one closest to Searcy Farms listed first.
- Oak Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Ezra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Toadvine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Adger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Johns
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Johns is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Black Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Black Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Rock Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Searcy Farms, with the one closest to Searcy Farms listed first.
- Kennedy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Millport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Searcy Farms, with the one closest to Searcy Farms listed first.
- Lubbub
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Gordo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Reform
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stansel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Coal Fire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Benevola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Benevola is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
- Carrollton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Olney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Olney is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- McShan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Searcy Farms, with the one closest to Searcy Farms listed first.
- Corona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Patton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Oakman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <1>
- Coal Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Goodsprings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Parrish
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- America
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Searcy Farms, see our County-by-County Page for Searcy Farms.
Cemeteries Near Searcy Farms ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Searcy Farms.
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 Searcy Farms - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Searcy Farms covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Searcy Farms, with the one closest to Searcy Farms listed first.
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harkey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Prewitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Prewitte Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pole Bridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Arbor Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Winters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cowden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Simpson - Cain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McGuire Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Nazareth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bone Camp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (496 more) ...
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Searcy Farms in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Searcy Farms.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Searcy Farms, with the one closest to Searcy Farms listed first.
- Samantha
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Moore's Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Moore's Bridge is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Bridge
- New Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Coker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Northport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wiley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wiley is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Tuscaloosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- University
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Newtonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newtonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Lubbub
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Gordo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cottondale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Berry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bankston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Alta
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Searcy Farms. See our List of 1890's Communities around Searcy Farms.
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 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 Searcy Farms:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Tuscaloosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Hale County
- Jefferson County
- Lamar County
- Pickens County
- Walker 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 Searcy Farms, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |