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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Sledge. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Sledge to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sledge, please Contact Us.

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 Sledge (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 Sledge. 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 doctors and 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Sledge is historic, it would have been located within present day Sumter County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sumter County: Choctaw, Greene, Marengo, Pickens, Kemper (MS), Lauderdale (MS) & Noxubee (MS).

Below are the counties that are near Sledge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sledge:

  • Sumter County     (The home county of Sledge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sledge, with the one closest to Sledge listed first.
    • Emelle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Bethel ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Sumter County
    • Sumterville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Boyd
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Boyd is located in Sumter County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boyd
      • From Sledge to Boyd
    • Livingston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Livingston is located in Sumter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,135 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <4>
    • Epes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
      • Epes is located in Sumter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
    • Geiger
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Gainesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Gainesville is located in Sumter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • York
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Moore Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
      • Moore Town is located in Sumter County
    • Panola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Brewersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Arrington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
      • Arrington is located in Sumter County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sledge, with the one closest to Sledge listed first.
    • Miller
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
      • Miller is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Miller
      • From Sledge to Miller
    • Boligee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Lizzieville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • West Greene
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Clinton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Forkland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Eutaw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Lewiston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lewiston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Lewiston is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lewiston
      • From Sledge to Lewiston
    • Union
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Marengo County
  • Pickens County
    • Memphis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
      • Memphis is located in Pickens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
  • Kemper County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sledge, with the one closest to Sledge listed first.
    • Giles
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Narkeeta ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narkeeta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
      • Narkeeta is located in Kemper County (MS)
    • Porterville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sucarnoochee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sucarnoochee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
      • Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sucarnoochee
      • From Sledge to Sucarnoochee
    • Electric Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Scooba
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scooba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scooba
      • Scooba is located in Kemper County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scooba <4>
    • Binnsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Binnsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
      • Binnsville is located in Kemper County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Binnsville
      • From Sledge to Binnsville
    • Wahalak
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wahalak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
      • Wahalak is located in Kemper County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wahalak
      • From Sledge to Wahalak
    • De Kalb
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Lauderdale County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sledge, with the one closest to Sledge listed first.
    • Lockhart
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lockhart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
      • Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lockhart
      • From Sledge to Lockhart
    • Smith
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Daleville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Russell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Marion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
    • Bailey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Vimville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Whynot
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Noxubee County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sledge, with the one closest to Sledge listed first.
    • Cooksville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
      • Cooksville is located in Noxubee County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cooksville
      • From Sledge to Cooksville
    • Shuqualak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shuqualak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
      • Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shuqualak
      • From Sledge to Shuqualak
    • Harlan ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
      • Harlan is located in Noxubee County (MS)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sledge, see our County-by-County Page for Sledge.

Cemeteries Near Sledge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sledge.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sledge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sledge, with the one closest to Sledge listed first.

  • Central Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Danner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Side Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Side Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boney Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hutchenson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutchenson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutchenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elliott Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elliott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elliott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boyd Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Briggs Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Briggs Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Briggs Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (313 more) ...
    • Danner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Parker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.

While we didn't find Sledge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sledge.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sledge, with the one closest to Sledge listed first.

  • Hamner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamner
    • Hamner is located in Sumter County
  • Sumterville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Boyd
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Boyd is located in Sumter County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Boyd
    • From Sledge to Boyd
  • Narkeeta ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narkeeta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
    • Narkeeta is located in Kemper County (MS)
  • Livingston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
    • Livingston is located in Sumter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,135 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <4>
  • Giles
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sucarnoochee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sucarnoochee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
    • Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County (MS)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sucarnoochee
    • From Sledge to Sucarnoochee
  • Porterville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Enondale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enondale
    • Enondale is located in Kemper County (MS)
  • Tamola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamola
    • Tamola is located in Kemper County (MS)
  • Miller
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
    • Miller is located in Greene County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Miller
    • From Sledge to Miller
  • Scooba
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scooba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scooba
    • Scooba is located in Kemper County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scooba <4>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Binnsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Binnsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
      • Binnsville is located in Kemper County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Binnsville
      • From Sledge to Binnsville
    • Dove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove
      • Dove is located in Sumter County
    • Boligee
      (16 miles [25.7 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 Sledge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sledge.

Newspapers Published in Sledge ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sledge.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sledge, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sledge.

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 Sledge:

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Sledge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sledge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sledge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6997, Longitude: -88.3106       In this case, the coordinates for Sledge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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