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 Tanyard (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 Tanyard. 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 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.
Tanyard is located in Bullock 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 Bullock County: Barbour, Macon, Montgomery, Pike & Russell.
Below are the counties that are near Tanyard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tanyard:
- Bullock County (The home county of Tanyard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanyard, with the one closest to Tanyard listed first.
- Perote
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Smuteye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smuteye is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
- Inverness
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Inverness is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Postoak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Pine Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Three Notch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Three Notch is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
- Union Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fitzpatrick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Mitchell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanyard, with the one closest to Tanyard listed first.
- Louisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Clio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Elamville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Blue Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Comer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Comer is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Bakerhill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Cotton Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Spring Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Hawkinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanyard, with the one closest to Tanyard listed first.
- Roeton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Frisco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Java
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Wilkinstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Jack
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Mixson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanyard, with the one closest to Tanyard listed first.
- Petrey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Social Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Vidette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanyard, with the one closest to Tanyard listed first.
- Ariton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Phillips Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Arguta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Skipperville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Clopton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Bertha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Ozark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mabson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanyard, with the one closest to Tanyard listed first.
- Armstrong
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Armstrong is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Fort Davis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hardaway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanyard, with the one closest to Tanyard listed first.
- Center Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Pine Level
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Grady
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanyard, with the one closest to Tanyard listed first.
- Buckhorn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Saco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saco is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Banks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Pronto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Brundidge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- McClure Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Troy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Meeksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- Tennille
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Mossy Grove Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Orion
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanyard, with the one closest to Tanyard listed first.
- Hurtsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Rutherford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rutherford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tanyard, see our County-by-County Page for Tanyard.
Cemeteries Near Tanyard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tanyard.
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 Tanyard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tanyard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tanyard, with the one closest to Tanyard listed first.
- Mt. Harmon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ramah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Ramah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Conner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Perote Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Enon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Dothan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Sellers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brooks Graves
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (301 more) ...
- Cope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old Canaan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Catalpa Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Tanyard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tanyard.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tanyard, with the one closest to Tanyard listed first.
- Josie
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Josie is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josie
- Perote
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Star Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Star Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill
- Buckhorn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Omega
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Omega is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Catalpa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Catalpa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Banks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Inverness
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Inverness is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Linwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Postoak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Pronto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Louisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mount Andrew
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Andrew is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Andrew
- Pine Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Aberfoil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Aberfoil is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoil
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tanyard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tanyard.
Newspapers Published in Tanyard ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tanyard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tanyard, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tanyard.
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 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 Tanyard:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Bullock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Coffee County
- Crenshaw County
- Dale County
- Macon County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Russell 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 Tanyard, 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' (or 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- Tanyard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |