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 Tennant (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 Tennant. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Tennant is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, Tallapoosa, Carroll (GA), Heard (GA) & Troup (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Tennant. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tennant:
- Randolph County (The home county of Tennant)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tennant, with the one closest to Tennant listed first.
- West
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West is located in Randolph County
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- Corbin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Wedowee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- High Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Rockdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Cambridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Woodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peavy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Peavy is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Forester Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
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- Malone Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Roanoke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ofelia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Milner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tennant, with the one closest to Tennant listed first.
- Friendship
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Calhoun County
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- De Armanville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
- Chinnabee ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chinnabee is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnabee
- Choccolocco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
- Iron City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tennant, with the one closest to Tennant listed first.
- Abanda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Clackville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Doublehead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Red Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Milltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Stroud
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Standing Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Chapel Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Five Points
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Penton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Evansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Fredonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tennant, with the one closest to Tennant listed first.
- Cragford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Motley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Barfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Delta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lineville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mellow Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Haynes Crossroad
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Ashland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Elder
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Harkins Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Erin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Millerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tennant, with the one closest to Tennant listed first.
- Micaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Hightower
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Ranburne
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hollis Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Abel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Hopewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Ai
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Heflin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Talladega County
- Kentuck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tennant, with the one closest to Tennant listed first.
- Truett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Daviston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Emuckfaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Frog Eye
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Goldville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Matilda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- New Site
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Dudleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Cowpens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Hackneyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
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- Carroll County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tennant, with the one closest to Tennant listed first.
- Tyus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Bowdon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roopville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Fairlawn Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Lowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Bowers Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Jake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jake is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Mount Zion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Heard County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tennant, with the one closest to Tennant listed first.
- Frolona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Frolona is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- O'Neals Crossroad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Yates Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Ephesus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Glenn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roosterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Houston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Houston is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Riverside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Centralhatchee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Corinth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Troup County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tennant, with the one closest to Tennant listed first.
- Evansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Abbottsford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Graysons Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- West Lake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
- Sunny Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- Rockwell Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
- Sassafrass Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- Asta Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Brays Lakeview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- LaGrange
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- North West Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North West Point is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North West Point
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tennant, see our County-by-County Page for Tennant.
Cemeteries Near Tennant ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tennant.
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 Tennant - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tennant covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tennant, with the one closest to Tennant listed first.
- Midway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wildcat Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Boozer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Rocky Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Highway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highway Ridge Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (433 more) ...
- Knight Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Napoleon Church of Christ Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Tennant in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tennant.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tennant, with the one closest to Tennant listed first.
- West
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Cornhouse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cornhouse is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornhouse
- Wedowee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Haywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Haywood is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Potash
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Potash is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potash
- Rockdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- High Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Cambridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Malone Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Forester Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Omaha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Omaha is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Roanoke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Waldrep
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waldrep is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrep
- Lamar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lamar is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Ofelia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tennant. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tennant.
Newspapers Published in Tennant ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tennant.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tennant, 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 Tennant.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Tennant:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Chambers County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Talladega County
- Tallapoosa County
- Carroll County
- Heard County
- Troup 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 Tennant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Tennant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |