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 Snowdoun (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 Snowdoun. 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 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.
Snowdoun is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Autauga, Bullock, Crenshaw, Elmore, Lowndes, Macon & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Snowdoun. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Snowdoun:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Snowdoun)
- The following are listed by their distance from Snowdoun, with the one closest to Snowdoun listed first.
- Hope Hull
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- English Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Pintlala
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pintlala is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pintlala
- Former name for Pintlala:
- Colquitt
- Young Forte Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Young Forte Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Forte Village
- Pike Road
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gibbs Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
- Highland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Red Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Capitol Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
- Montgomery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Catoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Catoma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
- Ada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snowdoun, with the one closest to Snowdoun listed first.
- Prattville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Millbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Melmar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Autaugaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Booth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Pine Level
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Jones Bluff Dam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jones Bluff Dam is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bluff Dam
- Independence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snowdoun, with the one closest to Snowdoun listed first.
- Mitchell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Fitzpatrick
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snowdoun, with the one closest to Snowdoun listed first.
- Highland Home
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Honoraville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Petrey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snowdoun, with the one closest to Snowdoun listed first.
- Prattville Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
- Coosada
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Robinson Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Elmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ware
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Wetumpka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Deatsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Adkin Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Claud
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Holtville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snowdoun, with the one closest to Snowdoun listed first.
- Davenport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Letohatchee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Burkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Sandy Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Hayneville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lowndesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mosses
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Fort Deposit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- White Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Gordonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Petronia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Petronia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
- Benton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snowdoun, with the one closest to Snowdoun listed first.
- Tysonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Shorter
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hardaway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- Calebee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- La Place
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Hornady
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snowdoun, with the one closest to Snowdoun listed first.
- Kent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Orion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Ansley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Meeksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- Wingard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Youngblood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Snowdoun, see our County-by-County Page for Snowdoun.
Cemeteries Near Snowdoun ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Snowdoun.
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 Snowdoun - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Snowdoun covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Snowdoun, with the one closest to Snowdoun listed first.
- Woodland Hills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Big Roxanna MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sankey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Troy Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Strokes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shackelford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sharp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gilbert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Murrell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (290 more) ...
- Ball Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sprague Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Snowdoun had a population of 63 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Snowdoun, with the one closest to Snowdoun listed first.
- Tharin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tharin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharin
- Hope Hull
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McGehee's
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McGehee's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee's
- Le Grand
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Le Grand is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Grand
- Barachias
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barachias is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barachias
- Pike Road
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Perry's Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Perry's Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry's Mill
- Fleta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fleta is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleta
- Ada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Montgomery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stone's
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- Catoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Catoma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sellers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sellers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Letohatchee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Mount Carmel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Snowdoun. See our List of 1890's Communities around Snowdoun.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Snowdoun ...
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 139 newspapers that have been published in the area around Snowdoun.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Snowdoun. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Snowdoun and those printed in the larger area surrounding Snowdoun.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> of Snowdoun.
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 websites either 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 Snowdoun:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Bullock County
- Crenshaw County
- Elmore County
- Lowndes County
- Macon County
- Pike 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 Snowdoun, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Snowdoun) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |