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 Travelers Rest (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 Travelers Rest. 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.
Name Variations for Travelers Rest ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
While the name of this community is Travelers Rest, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Travelers Rest may originally have been Traveler's Rest.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Travelers Rest might be written as Traveler Rest.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Travelers Rest. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Travelers Rest.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Travelers Rest is located in Coosa 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 Coosa County: Chilton, Clay, Elmore, Shelby, Talladega & Tallapoosa.
Below are the counties that are near Travelers Rest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Travelers Rest:
- Coosa County (The home county of Travelers Rest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Travelers Rest, with the one closest to Travelers Rest listed first.
- Pentonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Dollar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Rockford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hissop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Cottage Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Nixburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Equality
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Weogufka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Ray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Fishpond
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Stewartville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Travelers Rest, with the one closest to Travelers Rest listed first.
- Marbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Level
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- White City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Millbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Melmar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Haynes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Prattville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Billingsley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Booth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Independence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Travelers Rest, with the one closest to Travelers Rest listed first.
- Mountain Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Verbena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Clanton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jumbo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Thorsby
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jemison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Adams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Clay County
- Hollins
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Travelers Rest, with the one closest to Travelers Rest listed first.
- Titus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lightwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Holtville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Adkin Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Seman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seman is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
- Deatsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Central
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Elmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jordan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jordan is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Wetumpka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Robinson Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Eclectic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Travelers Rest, with the one closest to Travelers Rest listed first.
- Boylston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Boylston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- Madison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Madison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- New Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Capitol Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
- Montgomery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sunshine Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Travelers Rest, with the one closest to Travelers Rest listed first.
- Pine Grove Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Merrell Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Shelby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Columbiana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Travelers Rest, with the one closest to Travelers Rest listed first.
- Talladega Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Fayetteville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Gantts Quarry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
- Sylacauga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mignon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mignon is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
- Oak Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Comerdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- Oldfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Zubers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Bon Air
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Sycamore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Travelers Rest, with the one closest to Travelers Rest listed first.
- Our Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
- Alexander City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
- Benson ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- Hackneyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Jacksons' Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Travelers Rest, see our County-by-County Page for Travelers Rest.
Cemeteries Near Travelers Rest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Travelers Rest.
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 Travelers Rest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Travelers Rest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Travelers Rest, with the one closest to Travelers Rest listed first.
- Swamp Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sardis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Proctor Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hollybranch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wayside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Murchison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Rockford.
- The Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shady Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26163 <4>
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (399 more) ...
- Corinth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Harmony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Travelers Rest had a population of 49 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Travelers Rest, with the one closest to Travelers Rest listed first.
- Pentonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Speed
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Speed is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Dollar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Titus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moriah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moriah is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
- Lightwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Rockford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buyck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buyck is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buyck
- Bentleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bentleyville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Verbena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Mountain Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Weoka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weoka is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weoka
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hissop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Quinsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quinsey is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsey
- Cooper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cooper is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Travelers Rest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Travelers Rest.
Newspapers Published in Travelers Rest ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Travelers Rest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Travelers Rest, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Travelers Rest.
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 Travelers Rest:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Coosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Chilton County
- Clay County
- Elmore County
- Montgomery County
- Shelby County
- Talladega County
- Tallapoosa County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Travelers Rest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Travelers Rest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |