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 Sehoya (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 Sehoya. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Sehoya is located in Coosa 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 Coosa County: Chilton, Clay, Elmore, Shelby, Talladega & Tallapoosa.
Below are the counties that are near Sehoya. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sehoya:
- Coosa County (The home county of Sehoya)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sehoya, with the one closest to Sehoya listed first.
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Dollar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Weogufka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Stewartville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Rockford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pentonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Hissop
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Mount Olive
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Cottage Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Nixburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Goodwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kellyton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Equality
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sehoya, with the one closest to Sehoya listed first.
- Marbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- White City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Billingsley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Pine Level
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sehoya, with the one closest to Sehoya listed first.
- Brierfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oakley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oakley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Tucker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tucker is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Ashby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Randolph
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Lawley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lawley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
- Active
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Eddings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Eddings is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sehoya, with the one closest to Sehoya listed first.
- Jumbo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Clanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thorsby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Verbena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Jemison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mountain Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Maplesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adams
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Stanton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Clay County
- Hollins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sehoya, with the one closest to Sehoya listed first.
- Lightwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Titus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holtville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Adkin Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Deatsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Seman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seman is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
- Central
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Saint Clair County
- Vincent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sehoya, with the one closest to Sehoya listed first.
- Pine Grove Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Merrell Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Shelby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Columbiana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Calera
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montevallo
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Saginaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saginaw is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Wilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- 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
- Harpersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chelsea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Maylene
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Siluria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sehoya, with the one closest to Sehoya listed first.
- Talladega Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Fayetteville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Gantts Quarry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
- Oak Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Comerdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- Mignon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mignon is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
- Sylacauga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Zubers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Childersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bon Air
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Oldfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Sycamore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Winterboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winterboro is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sehoya, see our County-by-County Page for Sehoya.
Cemeteries Near Sehoya ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sehoya.
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 Sehoya - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sehoya covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sehoya, with the one closest to Sehoya listed first.
- Quinsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McKee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Duke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marble Valley Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ham Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lime Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jennings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (422 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Unity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Sehoya in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sehoya.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sehoya, with the one closest to Sehoya listed first.
- Quinsey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quinsey is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsey
- Marble Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marble Valley is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Gold Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gold Branch is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Branch
- Jumbo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Dollar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Moriah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Moriah is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
- Weogufka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Shelby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Talladega Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Lomax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lomax is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Clanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fayetteville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bentleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bentleyville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Cooper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cooper is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Travelers Rest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Travelers Rest is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travelers Rest
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sehoya. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sehoya.
Newspapers Published in Sehoya ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sehoya.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sehoya, 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 Sehoya.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Sehoya:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Coosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Bibb County
- Chilton County
- Clay County
- Elmore County
- Saint Clair County
- Shelby County
- Talladega 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 Sehoya, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Sehoya) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |