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 Tuckersburg (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 Tuckersburg. 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 hospitals and 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.
Tuckersburg is located in Chambers 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 Chambers County: Lee, Randolph, Tallapoosa, Harris (GA) & Troup (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Tuckersburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tuckersburg:
- Chambers County (The home county of Tuckersburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tuckersburg, with the one closest to Tuckersburg listed first.
- Cusseta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boyds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- LaFayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Huguley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huguley is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
- Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blackman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- Osanippa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Osanippa is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
- Eady City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eady City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
- Lanett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plant City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plant City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
- Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- River View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- River View is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Chapel Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Clay County
- Motley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Hale County
- Erie ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tuckersburg, with the one closest to Tuckersburg listed first.
- Gwen Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Opelika
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bottle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Chewacla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blanton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beauregard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Ridgewood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Bleecker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bleecker is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
- Loachapoka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prince Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- Roxana
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tuckersburg, with the one closest to Tuckersburg listed first.
- Notasulga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Society Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Liberty City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Tuskegee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tuckersburg, with the one closest to Tuckersburg listed first.
- Peavy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Peavy is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Roanoke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rock Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Wadley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forester Chapel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Almond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tuckersburg, with the one closest to Tuckersburg listed first.
- Hugley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hugley is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
- Crawford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Ladonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ladonia is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Phenix City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fontaine Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fontaine Village is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontaine Village
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tuckersburg, with the one closest to Tuckersburg listed first.
- Camp Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dudleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Agricola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Frog Eye
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Matilda
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Church Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Dadeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Daviston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Truett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Reeltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
- Jacksons' Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- Harris County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tuckersburg, with the one closest to Tuckersburg listed first.
- Pine Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pine Lake is located in Harris County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Mountain Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mountain Hill is located in Harris County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
- Hamilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cataula
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mountainbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mountainbrook is located in Harris County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,108 people
- Pine Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Heard County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tuckersburg, with the one closest to Tuckersburg listed first.
- Glenn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Houston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Houston is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Muscogee County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tuckersburg, with the one closest to Tuckersburg listed first.
- Twin Chapel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Chapel is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Chapel
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,701 people
- Fortson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bibb City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bibb City is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb City
- City Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- City Village is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Village
- Glenns
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glenns is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,020 people
- Maridale Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maridale Estates is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maridale Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 60,867 people
- Columbus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Hills is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 833 people
- Hilton Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hilton Heights is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 324 people
- Troup County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tuckersburg, with the one closest to Tuckersburg listed first.
- West Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- North West Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- North West Point is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North West Point
- Pioneer Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Evansville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Abbottsford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- West Lake Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Rockwell Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
- LaGrange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafrass Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- Sunny Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tuckersburg, see our County-by-County Page for Tuckersburg.
Cemeteries Near Tuckersburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tuckersburg.
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 Tuckersburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tuckersburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tuckersburg, with the one closest to Tuckersburg listed first.
- Caldwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Simms Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Robertson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Luke CME Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Bowery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boyds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cusseta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (377 more) ...
- Spratling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Tuckersburg had a population of 92 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tuckersburg, with the one closest to Tuckersburg listed first.
- Cusseta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boyds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- Oak Bowery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Bowery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bowery
- Opelika
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Moorefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moorefield is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Gold Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gold Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- LaFayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chewacla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Beulah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Blackman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Osanippa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Osanippa is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- River View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- River View is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tuckersburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tuckersburg.
Newspapers Published in Tuckersburg ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tuckersburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tuckersburg, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tuckersburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Tuckersburg:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Chambers County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Hale County
- Lee County
- Macon County
- Randolph County
- Russell County
- Tallapoosa County
- Harris County
- Heard County
- Muscogee County
- Troup County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tuckersburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tuckersburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |