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 Sulligent (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 Sulligent. 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 and hospitals 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.
Sulligent 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 Sulligent. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sulligent:
- Lamar County (The home county of Sulligent)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulligent, with the one closest to Sulligent listed first.
- Beaverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Detroit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hightogy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Fernbank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Kennedy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Millport
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulligent, with the one closest to Sulligent listed first.
- Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Kirkland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Gu - Win
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Belk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Old Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Glen Allen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Fayette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bazemore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Rossland City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Ashcraft Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Bankston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulligent, with the one closest to Sulligent listed first.
- Guin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pikeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Stinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Winfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Twin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Yampertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Weston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Weston is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Hamilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brilliant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Walker County
- Eldridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clay County (MS)
- Vinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vinton is located in Clay County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Itawamba County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulligent, with the one closest to Sulligent listed first.
- Tremont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carolina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carolina is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Clay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Bounds Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Abney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abney is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
- Fulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lowndes County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulligent, with the one closest to Sulligent listed first.
- Caledonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kolola Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Monroe County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulligent, with the one closest to Sulligent listed first.
- Gattman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Splunge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Greenwood Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Riggins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Ales ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ales is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Hatley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hatley is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Smithville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Acker ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Acker is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- Amory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Aberdeen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sulligent, see our County-by-County Page for Sulligent.
Cemeteries Near Sulligent ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sulligent.
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 Sulligent - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sulligent covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sulligent, with the one closest to Sulligent listed first.
- Sulligent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Herron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Moscow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mulberry Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hollis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bankhead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rising Star Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holliday Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nolen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (547 more) ...
- Crews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sulligent had a population of 318 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sulligent had a population of 1,834 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sulligent, with the one closest to Sulligent listed first.
- Moscow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Pine Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Springs is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Beaverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gattman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Bedford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Detroit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Splunge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Molloy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Molloy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molloy
- Beeks ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Beeks is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks
- Hightogy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Wayside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wayside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Guin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riggins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
- Quincy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Quincy is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sulligent. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sulligent.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Sulligent ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sulligent.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Sulligent. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Sulligent and those printed in the larger area surrounding Sulligent.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> of Sulligent.
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 Sulligent:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Lamar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Marion County
- Walker County
- Clay County
- Itawamba 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> | 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 Sulligent, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Sulligent) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |