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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 Thomaston (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 Thomaston. 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 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.

Thomaston is located in Marengo County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marengo County: Choctaw, Clarke, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Perry, Sumter & Wilcox.

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

  • Marengo County     (The home county of Thomaston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomaston, with the one closest to Thomaston listed first.
    • Crenshaw ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crenshaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
      • Crenshaw is located in Marengo County
    • Hugo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hugo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
      • Hugo is located in Marengo County
    • Consul
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Consul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consul
      • Consul is located in Marengo County
    • Dayton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Marengo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Flatwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flatwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
      • Flatwood is located in Marengo County
    • Siddonsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Siddonsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsville
      • Siddonsville is located in Marengo County
    • Tombigbee ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tombigbee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
      • Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
    • Magnolia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia is located in Marengo County
    • Providence
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in Marengo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
    • Linden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Faunsdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faunsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faunsdale
      • Faunsdale is located in Marengo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faunsdale <3>
    • Moss ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
      • Moss is located in Marengo County
    • Blue Lock ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Lock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lock
      • Blue Lock is located in Marengo County
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomaston, with the one closest to Thomaston listed first.
    • Cedahoma ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
      • Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
    • Tompkinsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tompkinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
      • Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
    • Pennington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
      • Pennington is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
    • Choctaw City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
      • Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
    • Lavaca
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lavaca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
      • Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
    • Pelham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
      • Pelham is located in Choctaw County
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomaston, with the one closest to Thomaston listed first.
    • Atkeison
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
      • Atkeison is located in Clarke County
    • Thomasville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Glover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
      • Glover is located in Clarke County
    • Morvin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
      • Morvin is located in Clarke County
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomaston, with the one closest to Thomaston listed first.
    • Central Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Central Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Mills
      • Central Mills is located in Dallas County
    • Safford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Safford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safford
      • Safford is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Safford <3>
    • Crumptonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crumptonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
      • Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
    • Browns
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Browns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
      • Browns is located in Dallas County
    • Orrville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
      • Orrville is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrville <3>
    • Massillon ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Massillon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
      • Massillon is located in Dallas County
    • Marion Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Junction
      • Marion Junction is located in Dallas County
    • Harrell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harrell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
      • Harrell is located in Dallas County
    • Cahawba ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahawba
      • Cahawba is located in Dallas County
  • Greene County
    • Forkland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
      • Forkland is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
  • Hale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomaston, with the one closest to Thomaston listed first.
    • Gallion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gallion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
      • Gallion is located in Hale County
    • Prairieville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prairieville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
      • Prairieville is located in Hale County
    • Arcola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
      • Arcola is located in Hale County
    • Newbern
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
      • Newbern is located in Hale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
    • Cedarville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Hale County
    • Rosemary
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosemary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
      • Rosemary is located in Hale County
    • Greensboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomaston, with the one closest to Thomaston listed first.
    • Freetown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
      • Freetown is located in Perry County
    • Ellawhite
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellawhite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellawhite
      • Ellawhite is located in Perry County
    • Uniontown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
      • The Village is located in Perry County
    • Marion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomaston, with the one closest to Thomaston listed first.
    • McDowell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McDowell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
      • McDowell is located in Sumter County
    • Whitfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
      • Whitfield is located in Sumter County
    • Coatopa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
      • Coatopa is located in Sumter County
  • Wilcox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomaston, with the one closest to Thomaston listed first.
    • Lamison
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lamison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
      • Lamison is located in Wilcox County
    • Catherine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
      • Catherine is located in Wilcox County
    • Gastonburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
      • Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
    • Alberta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alberta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
      • Alberta is located in Wilcox County
    • Bethel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Wilcox County
    • Rehoboth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rehoboth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
      • Rehoboth is located in Wilcox County
    • Arlington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Wilcox County
    • Anne Manie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anne Manie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
      • Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
    • Prairie Bluff ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prairie Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Bluff
      • Prairie Bluff is located in Wilcox County
      • Prairie Bluff has also been known as:
      • Dale
      • Daletown
    • Kimbrough
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimbrough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
      • Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
    • Millers Ferry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
      • Millers Ferry is located in Wilcox County
    • Pine Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
      • Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
    • Yellow Bluff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
      • Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people

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

Cemeteries Near Thomaston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thomaston.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Rivers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rivers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rivers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glovers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glovers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glovers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jericho Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jericho Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jericho Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cades Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cades Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cades Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Campground Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Campground Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sidney Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sidney Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sidney Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Little Flanders Field Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Flanders Field Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Flanders Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Mathews Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mathews Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mathews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Black Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (310 more) ...
    • St. Peter Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Paradise Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paradise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

While we didn't find Thomaston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thomaston.

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

  • Crenshaw ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crenshaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
    • Crenshaw is located in Marengo County
  • Dayton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in Marengo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • McKinley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKinley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
    • McKinley is located in Marengo County
  • Williamsburg ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg is located in Marengo County
  • Octagon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Octagon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon
    • Octagon is located in Marengo County
  • Tombigbee ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tombigbee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
    • Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
  • Magnolia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Magnolia is located in Marengo County
  • Lamison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lamison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
    • Lamison is located in Wilcox County
  • Catherine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
    • Catherine is located in Wilcox County
  • Central Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Central Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Mills
    • Central Mills is located in Dallas County
  • Linden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Shiloh
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Shiloh is located in Marengo County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Gastonburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
      • Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
    • Hampden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
      • Hampden is located in Marengo County
    • Bethel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Wilcox County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Thomaston ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thomaston.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Thomaston. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Thomaston and those printed in the larger area surrounding Thomaston.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5> of Thomaston.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Thomaston:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thomaston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 Thomaston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Thomaston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thomaston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2683, Longitude: -87.6237       In this case, the coordinates for Thomaston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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