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 Shellhorn (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 Shellhorn. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Shellhorn is located in Pike 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 Pike County: Barbour, Bullock, Coffee, Crenshaw, Dale & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Shellhorn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shellhorn:
- Pike County (The home county of Shellhorn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shellhorn, with the one closest to Shellhorn listed first.
- Youngblood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Ansley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Wingard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Meeksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- McClure Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Orion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Kent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Hallsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Goshen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mossy Grove Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Linwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shellhorn, with the one closest to Shellhorn listed first.
- Elamville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Clio
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shellhorn, with the one closest to Shellhorn listed first.
- Postoak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Inverness
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Inverness is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Perote
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Smuteye
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Smuteye is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
- Mitchell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Fitzpatrick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Union Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shellhorn, with the one closest to Shellhorn listed first.
- Wilkinstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Jack
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Zoar
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Frisco
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Roeton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Java
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Mixson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Pine Level
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shellhorn, with the one closest to Shellhorn listed first.
- Petrey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Vidette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Social Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Vernledge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Highland Home
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Glenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Luverne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rutledge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Cherokee Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Honoraville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Brantley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bullock
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Dale County
- Ariton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shellhorn, with the one closest to Shellhorn listed first.
- Davenport
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Sandy Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Letohatchee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Fort Deposit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shellhorn, with the one closest to Shellhorn listed first.
- Center Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Grady
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Lapine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Ramer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Red Level
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Red Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Pintlala
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pintlala is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pintlala
- Former name for Pintlala:
- Colquitt
- Pike Road
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cecil
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cecil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shellhorn, see our County-by-County Page for Shellhorn.
Cemeteries Near Shellhorn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shellhorn.
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 Shellhorn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shellhorn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shellhorn, with the one closest to Shellhorn listed first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sims Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jordan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belsor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (310 more) ...
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Head Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wingard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Shellhorn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shellhorn.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shellhorn, with the one closest to Shellhorn listed first.
- Ansley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Wingard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Curry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Curry is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Shady Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Petrey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Center Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Hallsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Bradleyton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bradleyton is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyton
- Live Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Live Oak is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
- Patsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Patsburg is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patsburg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Little Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Little Oak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oak
- Grady
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vidette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shellhorn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shellhorn.
Newspapers Published in Shellhorn ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shellhorn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shellhorn, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shellhorn.
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 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 Shellhorn:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Bullock County
- Coffee County
- Crenshaw County
- Dale County
- Lowndes County
- Montgomery 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 Shellhorn, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shellhorn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |