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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Troy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Troy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Troy, please Contact Us.
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 Troy (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 Troy. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Troy is historic, it would have been located within present day Sumter 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 Sumter County: Choctaw, Greene, Marengo, Pickens, Kemper (MS), Lauderdale (MS) & Noxubee (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Troy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Troy:
- Sumter County (The home county of Troy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Whitfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Whitfield is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Bellamy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Derby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Coatopa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Arrington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Brewersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Intercourse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- McDowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Moore Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- Ward
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ward is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Kinterbish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- York
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- York is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <2>
- Livingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
- Pelham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pelham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Choctaw City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Pennington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Tompkinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Jachin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jachin is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin
- Lavaca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Cromwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cromwell is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Lisman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Butler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pushmataha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Red Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Morvin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Campbell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Forkland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Miller
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Miller is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Boligee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lizzieville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lizzieville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Arcola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Gallion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Prairieville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Cedarville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Griffins ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Griffins is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins
- Beckleys ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beckleys is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckleys
- Pin Hook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pin Hook is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Myrtlewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Blue Lock ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Lock is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lock
- Linden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Half Acre
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Demopolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aigleville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aigleville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aigleville
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Barrons is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons
- Nanafalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Aimwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Lauderdale County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Smith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Whynot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Vimville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Troy, see our County-by-County Page for Troy.
Cemeteries Near Troy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Troy.
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 Troy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Troy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Black Bluff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ward Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Smalls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Millers Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Millwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dug Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Friendship Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brewersville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville Cemetery
- The Brewersville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christian Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
- Christian Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21785 <3>
- Continue List (271 more) ...
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clover Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arrington Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.
While we didn't find Troy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Troy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Coatopa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Myrtlewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Gaston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gaston is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
- Robjohn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Robjohn is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robjohn
- Tompkinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- McDowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Rembert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rembert is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rembert
- Linden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Belmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Demopolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kinterbish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Old Spring Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Old Spring Hill is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Spring Hill
- Nanafalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Aimwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Troy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Troy.
Newspapers Published in Troy ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Troy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Troy, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Troy.
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 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 Troy:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Sumter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Choctaw County
- Clarke County
- Greene County
- Hale County
- Marengo County
- Lauderdale County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Troy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Troy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |