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 Tattlersville (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 Tattlersville. 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 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.
Tattlersville is located in Clarke 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 Clarke County: Baldwin, Choctaw, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Washington & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Tattlersville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tattlersville:
- Clarke County (The home county of Tattlersville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tattlersville, with the one closest to Tattlersville listed first.
- Coffeeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
- Salitpa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- West Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Winn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winn is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Zimco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Stave Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
- Toddtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Toddtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
- Campbell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Grove Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fulton is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Morvin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tattlersville, with the one closest to Tattlersville listed first.
- Bladon Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bladon Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladon Springs
- Womack Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- Cullomburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
- Bolinger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bolinger is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
- Silas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Souwilpa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Gilbertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Toxey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Toxey is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Aquilla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Isney
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Emory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Needham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Okatuppa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tattlersville, with the one closest to Tattlersville listed first.
- Putnam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Nanafalia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Barrons is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons
- Sweet Water
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Dixon's Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Aimwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tattlersville, with the one closest to Tattlersville listed first.
- Frankville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Bigbee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Saint Stephen's
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leroy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Leroy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Millry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bassetts Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
- Hobson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hobson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
- Carson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Healing Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Prestwick
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Prestwick is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
- Wagarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Barlow
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Chatom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tattlersville, see our County-by-County Page for Tattlersville.
Cemeteries Near Tattlersville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tattlersville.
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 Tattlersville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tattlersville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tattlersville, with the one closest to Tattlersville listed first.
- Jordan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thornton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Overstreet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coffeeville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kiels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ulcanush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (252 more) ...
- Frankville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McDowell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Friendship 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.<2>
While we didn't find Tattlersville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tattlersville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tattlersville, with the one closest to Tattlersville listed first.
- Coffeeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salitpa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- Frankville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- West Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- McEntyre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McEntyre is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEntyre
- Bigbee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Winn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winn is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Saint Stephen's
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Koenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Koenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenton
- Womack Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- Rescueville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rescueville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescueville
- Cunningham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cunningham is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Campbell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Millry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tattlersville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tattlersville.
Newspapers Published in Tattlersville ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tattlersville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tattlersville, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tattlersville.
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 helpful 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 Tattlersville:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Clarke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Choctaw County
- Marengo County
- Washington 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 Tattlersville, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tattlersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |