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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 Suggsville (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 Suggsville. 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 and doctors 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.

Suggsville is located in Clarke 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 Clarke County: Baldwin, Choctaw, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Washington & Wilcox.

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

  • Clarke County     (The home county of Suggsville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Suggsville, with the one closest to Suggsville listed first.
    • Whatley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Walker Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Grove Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
      • Grove Hill is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove Hill <1>
    • Alma
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Clarke County
    • Barlow Bend
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Gainestown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Toddtown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Dickinson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dickinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
      • Dickinson is located in Clarke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dickinson
      • From Suggsville to Dickinson
    • Jackson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Zimco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Winn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
      • Winn is located in Clarke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Winn
      • From Suggsville to Winn
    • Fulton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
    • Nettleboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Baldwin County
  • Conecuh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Suggsville, with the one closest to Suggsville listed first.
    • Repton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Repton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Repton
      • Repton is located in Conecuh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Repton <1>
    • Bermuda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Escambia County
  • Marengo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Suggsville, with the one closest to Suggsville listed first.
    • Ellison ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
      • Ellison is located in Marengo County
    • Vineland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
      • Vineland is located in Marengo County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Suggsville, with the one closest to Suggsville listed first.
    • Claiborne
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claiborne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
      • Claiborne is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Claiborne
      • From Suggsville to Claiborne
    • Finchburg ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Finchburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
      • Finchburg is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Finchburg
      • From Suggsville to Finchburg
    • Perdue Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Scratch Ankle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Mexia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
      • Mexia is located in Monroe County
    • Franklin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Monroe County
    • Frisco City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Megargel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Monroeville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
      • Monroeville is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,623 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <1>
    • Ollie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ollie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
      • Ollie is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ollie
      • From Suggsville to Ollie
    • Uriah
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Excel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Excel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
      • Excel is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
  • Washington County
  • Wilcox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Suggsville, with the one closest to Suggsville listed first.
    • Lower Peach Tree
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Asahel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Coy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
      • Coy is located in Wilcox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coy
      • From Suggsville to Coy
    • Pine Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
      • Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
    • Nellie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nellie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
      • Nellie is located in Wilcox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nellie
      • From Suggsville to Nellie
    • Yellow Bluff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
      • Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people

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

Cemeteries Near Suggsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Suggsville.

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 Suggsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Cedar Fork Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Fork Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cammack Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cammack Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cammack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hearin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hearin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hearin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Puyear Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Puyear Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Puyear Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Davis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whatley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whatley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whatley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dacy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dacy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dacy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Amity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Indian Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (221 more) ...
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Gilead Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Road Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Road Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Road 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Suggsville had a population of 58 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Whatley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Walker Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gosport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
    • Gosport is located in Clarke County
  • Vashti
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vashti have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
    • Vashti is located in Clarke County
  • Alma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Alma is located in Clarke County
  • Gainestown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Barlow Bend
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Grove Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
    • Grove Hill is located in Clarke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove Hill <1>
  • Claiborne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claiborne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
    • Claiborne is located in Monroe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Claiborne
    • From Suggsville to Claiborne
  • Finchburg ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Finchburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
    • Finchburg is located in Monroe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Finchburg
    • From Suggsville to Finchburg
  • Jackson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Perdue Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Dickinson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dickinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
      • Dickinson is located in Clarke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dickinson
      • From Suggsville to Dickinson
    • Winn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
      • Winn is located in Clarke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Winn
      • From Suggsville to Winn
    • Carson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
      • Carson is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carson
      • From Suggsville to Carson

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Suggsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Suggsville.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Suggsville ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Suggsville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Suggsville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Suggsville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Suggsville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5> of Suggsville.

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 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 Suggsville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Suggsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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 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>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 Suggsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Suggsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Suggsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5894, Longitude: -87.6926       In this case, the coordinates for Suggsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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