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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 Toddtown (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 Toddtown. 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 and 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.

Toddtown is located in Clarke 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 Clarke County: Baldwin, Choctaw, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Washington & Wilcox.

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

  • Clarke County     (The home county of Toddtown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toddtown, with the one closest to Toddtown listed first.
    • Winn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
      • Winn is located in Clarke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Winn
      • From Toddtown to Winn
    • Zimco
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Stave Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jackson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Walker Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Grove Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
      • Grove Hill is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove Hill <2>
    • Salitpa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Whatley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Suggsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Suggsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
      • Suggsville is located in Clarke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Suggsville
      • From Toddtown to Suggsville
    • Alma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Clarke County
    • Dickinson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dickinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
      • Dickinson is located in Clarke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dickinson
      • From Toddtown to Dickinson
    • Rockville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Baldwin County
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toddtown, with the one closest to Toddtown listed first.
    • Bladon Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Womack Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cullomburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Bolinger
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolinger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
      • Bolinger is located in Choctaw County
    • Silas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silas
      • Silas is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silas <2>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Silas
      • From Toddtown to Silas
    • Souwilpa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Souwilpa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
      • Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Souwilpa
      • From Toddtown to Souwilpa
  • Marengo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toddtown, with the one closest to Toddtown listed first.
    • Putnam
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Dixon's Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon's Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
      • Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
    • Ellison ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
      • Ellison is located in Marengo County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toddtown, with the one closest to Toddtown listed first.
    • Finchburg ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Finchburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
      • Finchburg is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Finchburg
      • From Toddtown to Finchburg
    • Claiborne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claiborne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
      • Claiborne is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Claiborne
      • From Toddtown to Claiborne
    • Mount Pleasant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Perdue Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Scratch Ankle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Franklin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Monroe County
    • Mexia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
      • Mexia is located in Monroe County
    • Frisco City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Uriah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington County
  • Wilcox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toddtown, with the one closest to Toddtown listed first.
    • Lower Peach Tree
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Coy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
      • Coy is located in Wilcox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coy
      • From Toddtown to Coy
    • Pine Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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

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

Cemeteries Near Toddtown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Toddtown.

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 Toddtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Pine Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peniel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peniel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hollingsworth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollingsworth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollingsworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jackson Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gaddies Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaddies Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaddies Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bumpers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bumpers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bumpers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mathews Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathews Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stave Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stave Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stave Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Parker Bell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Bell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (237 more) ...
    • McKenzie Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKenzie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKenzie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Gilead Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 Toddtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Toddtown.

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

  • Winn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
    • Winn is located in Clarke County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Winn
    • From Toddtown to Winn
  • Jackson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Walker Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Grove Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
    • Grove Hill is located in Clarke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove Hill <2>
  • Salitpa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Carson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Carson is located in Washington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Carson
    • From Toddtown to Carson
  • Whatley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Saint Stephen's
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Suggsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Suggsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
    • Suggsville is located in Clarke County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Suggsville
    • From Toddtown to Suggsville
  • Alma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Alma is located in Clarke County
  • Dickinson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dickinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
    • Dickinson is located in Clarke County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dickinson
    • From Toddtown to Dickinson
  • Wagar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wagar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagar
    • Wagar is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • McEntyre
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McEntyre have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEntyre
      • McEntyre is located in Clarke County
    • Vashti
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vashti have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
      • Vashti is located in Clarke County
    • Coffeeville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
      • Coffeeville is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeeville <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Toddtown ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Toddtown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Toddtown, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Toddtown.

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 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 Toddtown:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Toddtown, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Toddtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Toddtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6186, Longitude: -87.8767    









 

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