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 Spocari (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 Spocari. 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 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.
Spocari is located in Marengo 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 Marengo County: Choctaw, Clarke, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Perry, Sumter & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Spocari. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spocari:
- Marengo County (The home county of Spocari)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spocari, with the one closest to Spocari listed first.
- Aigleville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Aigleville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aigleville
- Demopolis
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pin Hook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pin Hook is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
- Providence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Faunsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Linden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Siddonsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Siddonsville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsville
- Dayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Griffins ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Griffins is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins
- Blue Lock ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blue Lock is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lock
- Beckleys ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Beckleys is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckleys
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spocari, with the one closest to Spocari listed first.
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
- Pelham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pelham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Tompkinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Pennington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Choctaw City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Jachin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jachin is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin
- Lavaca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spocari, with the one closest to Spocari listed first.
- Browns
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Browns is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
- Central Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Central Mills is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Mills
- Massillon ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Massillon is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
- Safford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spocari, with the one closest to Spocari listed first.
- Forkland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Boligee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Miller
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Miller is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Eutaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lizzieville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lizzieville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
- Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spocari, with the one closest to Spocari listed first.
- Arcola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Gallion
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Prairieville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Cedarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Sawyerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rosemary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemary is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Newbern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Newbern is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Greensboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Akron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Village is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spocari, with the one closest to Spocari listed first.
- Uniontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ellawhite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ellawhite is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellawhite
- The Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- The Village is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Freetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Freetown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Brush Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Morgan Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan Springs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- Marion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spocari, with the one closest to Spocari listed first.
- McDowell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Coatopa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Brewersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Arrington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Moore Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- Whitfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Bellamy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Epes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Epes is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Livingston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Derby
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Intercourse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Gainesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gainesville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spocari, with the one closest to Spocari listed first.
- Alberta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alberta is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Catherine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Catherine is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Gastonburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
- Lamison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spocari, see our County-by-County Page for Spocari.
Cemeteries Near Spocari ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spocari.
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 Spocari - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spocari covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spocari, with the one closest to Spocari listed first.
- Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Memorial Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old Green Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Memorial Garden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Garden Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Garden Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Demopolis.
- The Memorial Garden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Demopolis Memorial Gardens
- New Green Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jerusalem Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Arcola
- Longer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- John the Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Evening Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gilfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (350 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Washington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Evening Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Spocari in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spocari.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spocari, with the one closest to Spocari listed first.
- Demopolis
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Arcola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Gallion
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Old Spring Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Spring Hill is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Spring Hill
- McDowell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Belmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Forkland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Cedarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
- Laneville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Laneville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
- Faunsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tishabee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tishabee is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tishabee
- Linden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Whitsitt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whitsitt is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsitt
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spocari. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spocari.
Newspapers Published in Spocari ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spocari.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spocari, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spocari.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Spocari:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marengo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Choctaw County
- Dallas County
- Greene County
- Hale County
- Perry County
- Sumter County
- Wilcox 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 Spocari, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spocari) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |