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 Star (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 Star. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Star is located in Lamar 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 Lamar County: Fayette, Marion, Pickens, Lowndes (MS) & Monroe (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Star. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Star:
- Lamar County (The home county of Star)
- The following are listed by their distance from Star, with the one closest to Star listed first.
- Hightogy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fernbank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Bedford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Millport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Sulligent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beaverton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Detroit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Star, with the one closest to Star listed first.
- Belk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Kirkland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Ashcraft Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Fayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Old Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Rossland City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Gu - Win
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Bankston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Glen Allen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Bazemore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Star, with the one closest to Star listed first.
- Guin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Winfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pikeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Stinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Yampertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Twin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Star, with the one closest to Star listed first.
- Stafford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Ethelsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Coal Fire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Macedonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- McShan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Reform
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lubbub
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Stansel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Archer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Archer is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Bell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Carrollton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Gordo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscaloosa County
- New Lexington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Clay County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Star, with the one closest to Star listed first.
- Vinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Vinton is located in Clay County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Waverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Clay County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Whites
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Whites is located in Clay County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- West Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lowndes County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Star, with the one closest to Star listed first.
- Caledonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kolola Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- New Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Columbus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bent Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Monroe County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Star, with the one closest to Star listed first.
- Gattman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Hamilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Splunge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Aberdeen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Acker ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Acker is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Hatley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hatley is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Riggins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
- Ales ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ales is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Amory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Muldon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Muldon is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
- Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Star, see our County-by-County Page for Star.
Cemeteries Near Star ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Star.
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 Star - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Star covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Star, with the one closest to Star listed first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Asbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lampkin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sailor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sailor Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Vernon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25951 <3>
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Christian Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (492 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Carolina Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Star had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Star, with the one closest to Star listed first.
- Molloy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Molloy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molloy
- Hightogy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fernbank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Kingville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kingville is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingville
- Bedford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Caledonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Millport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Steens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Steens is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steens
- Kennedy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Moscow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Grubb Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grubb Springs is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gattman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Sulligent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hamilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Star. See our List of 1890's Communities around Star.
Newspapers Published in Star ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Star.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Star, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Star.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Star:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Lamar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Marion County
- Pickens County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Clay County
- Lowndes County
- Monroe 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 '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- Star) 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 Star, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |