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 Simsville (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 Simsville. 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 doctors 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.
Simsville 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 Simsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Simsville:
- Bullock County (The home county of Simsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Simsville, with the one closest to Simsville listed first.
- Fitzpatrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Postoak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Union Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Inverness
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Inverness is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Mitchell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Perote
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Smuteye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Smuteye is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
- Pine Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Three Notch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Three Notch is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
- Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simsville, with the one closest to Simsville listed first.
- Comer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Comer is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Louisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Clayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simsville, with the one closest to Simsville listed first.
- Petrey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Highland Home
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simsville, with the one closest to Simsville listed first.
- Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
- Ware
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Tallassee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simsville, with the one closest to Simsville listed first.
- Hardaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- Fort Davis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- La Place
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Calebee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- Shorter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tysonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hornady
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- Tuskegee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simsville, with the one closest to Simsville listed first.
- Pine Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Center Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Cecil
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cecil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Pike Road
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waugh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waugh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Grady
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ramer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Red Level
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Red Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Mount Meigs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
- Ada
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Lapine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Sunshine Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simsville, with the one closest to Simsville listed first.
- Saco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saco is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Linwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Orion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Needmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Meeksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- McClure Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Banks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ansley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Kent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Buckhorn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Troy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Youngblood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Russell County
- Hurtsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simsville, with the one closest to Simsville listed first.
- East Tallassee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tallassee
- Tallapoosa City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Simsville, see our County-by-County Page for Simsville.
Cemeteries Near Simsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Simsville.
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 Simsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Simsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Simsville, with the one closest to Simsville listed first.
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cornerstone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Haines Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pickett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Paulk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Edwards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sardis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- China Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (327 more) ...
- Dennis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Simsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Simsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Simsville, with the one closest to Simsville listed first.
- Hector
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hector is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Mount Hillard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Hillard is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hillard
- Shopton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shopton is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopton
- China Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- China Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- Thompson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Postoak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Inverness
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Inverness is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Union Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Omega
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Omega is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Aberfoil
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Aberfoil is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoil
- Pine Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Linwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Orion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Fort Davis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Simsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Simsville.
Newspapers Published in Simsville ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Simsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Simsville, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Simsville.
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 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 Simsville:
- 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
- Tallapoosa 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 from Point A (ie- Simsville) 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 Simsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |