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 Spinks (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 Spinks. 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 and doctors 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.
Spinks is located in Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa County: Chambers, Clay, Coosa, Elmore, Lee, Macon & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Spinks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spinks:
- Tallapoosa County (The home county of Spinks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spinks, with the one closest to Spinks listed first.
- Camp Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Agricola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Dadeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dudleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Church Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- Matilda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Jacksons' Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Benson ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Reeltown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
- Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spinks, with the one closest to Spinks listed first.
- Waverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Blackman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- Boyds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- LaFayette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cusseta
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Penton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Chapel Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Milltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Huguley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Huguley is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
- Abanda
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Five Points
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Clackville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spinks, with the one closest to Spinks listed first.
- Motley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Mellow Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spinks, with the one closest to Spinks listed first.
- Fishpond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Ray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Kellyton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Equality
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Nixburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Cottage Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spinks, with the one closest to Spinks listed first.
- Irma ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Irma is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Kent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tallassee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jordan is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Eclectic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Central
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Seman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Seman is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
- Claud
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Hale County
- Erie ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spinks, with the one closest to Spinks listed first.
- Roxana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- The Bottle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Loachapoka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgewood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Gwen Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Opelika
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chewacla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Beauregard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marvyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marvyn is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
- Blanton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Blanton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spinks, with the one closest to Spinks listed first.
- Notasulga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Liberty City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Tuskegee
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Society Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Hornady
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- Calebee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- La Place
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spinks, with the one closest to Spinks listed first.
- Wadley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Almond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Forester Chapel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Peavy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Peavy is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Malone Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Roanoke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Troup County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spinks, with the one closest to Spinks listed first.
- West Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North West Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North West Point is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North West Point
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spinks, see our County-by-County Page for Spinks.
Cemeteries Near Spinks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spinks.
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 Spinks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spinks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spinks, with the one closest to Spinks listed first.
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows - Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Traveler MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McCord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Roxana Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roxanna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rowells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Slaughters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (352 more) ...
- Smith - Willoughby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fargason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Canaan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Spinks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spinks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spinks, with the one closest to Spinks listed first.
- Waverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Camp Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mary is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
- Roxana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Judson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Agricola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Gold Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Thornton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Blackman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- Dadeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Loachapoka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Oak Bowery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Bowery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bowery
- Dudleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Easton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Easton is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spinks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spinks.
Newspapers Published in Spinks ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spinks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spinks, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spinks.
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 Spinks:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Tallapoosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chambers County
- Clay County
- Coosa County
- Elmore County
- Hale County
- Lee County
- Macon County
- Randolph County
- Troup 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 Spinks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Spinks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |