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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 Tanner Williams (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 Tanner Williams. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Tanner Williams is located in Mobile 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 Mobile County: Baldwin, Washington, George (MS), Greene (MS) & Jackson (MS).

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

  • Mobile County     (The home county of Tanner Williams)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tanner Williams, with the one closest to Tanner Williams listed first.
    • Wilmer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Semmes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Country Club Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Country Club Village is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Village
    • Eight Mile
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Tillmans Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
    • Prichard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Chunchula
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Chunchula is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
    • Saint Elmo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
    • Theodore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chickasaw
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Saraland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Bay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Irvington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tanner Williams, with the one closest to Tanner Williams listed first.
    • Park City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Park City is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Spanish Fort
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Bromley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Bromley is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
    • Daphne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Montrose
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • George County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tanner Williams, with the one closest to Tanner Williams listed first.
    • Howell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Howell is located in George County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Agricola
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lucedale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bexley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bexley is located in George County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
  • Greene County (MS)
    • Brown Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Brown Town is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
  • Jackson County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tanner Williams, with the one closest to Tanner Williams listed first.
    • Hurley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Big Point is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
    • Wade
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Wade is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
    • Americus ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Americus is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
    • Helena
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Helena is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Coll Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Coll Town is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
    • Brewton ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Brewton is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
      • Brewton has also been known as:
      • Brewer's Bluff
    • Orange Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Orange Grove is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
    • Escatawpa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Escatawpa is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
    • Moss Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Vancleave
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Hills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Martin Bluff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff

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

Cemeteries Near Tanner Williams ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tanner Williams.

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 Tanner Williams - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tanner Williams covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Williams Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Dees Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Joyner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Tanner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Allentown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Midway Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Tanners Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Roberts Chapel UMC Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pierce Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Howell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ward Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (263 more) ...

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 Tanner Williams in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tanner Williams.

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

  • Spring Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Spring Hill is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Americus ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Americus is located in Jackson County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
  • Three Rivers
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Three Rivers is located in Jackson County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
  • Kushla
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Kushla is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kushla
  • Oak Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Grove is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Saint Elmo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
  • Theodore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Prichard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Whistler
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Whistler is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
  • Chunchula
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chunchula is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
  • Grand Bay
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Fernland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Fernland is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernland
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cox
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Cox is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
    • Plateau
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Plateau is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
    • Mobile
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Tanner Williams ...

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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tanner Williams.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tanner Williams, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tanner Williams.

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 websites either 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 Tanner Williams:

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 Tanner Williams, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tanner Williams) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.