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 Tumbleton (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 Tumbleton. 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 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.
Tumbleton is located in Henry 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 Henry County: Barbour, Dale, Houston, Clay (GA) & Early (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Tumbleton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tumbleton:
- Henry County (The home county of Tumbleton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tumbleton, with the one closest to Tumbleton listed first.
- Newville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Newville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Oakey Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Haleburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Haleburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Headland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Capps
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Abbeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Graball
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Shorterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Screamer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Screamer is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tumbleton, with the one closest to Tumbleton listed first.
- Blue Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Bakerhill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Cotton Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Clio
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elamville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tumbleton, with the one closest to Tumbleton listed first.
- Bertha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Grimes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grimes is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Napier Field
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Napier Field is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Field
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Midland City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clopton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Pinckard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Mabson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Skipperville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Newton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Arguta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Ozark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Geneva County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tumbleton, with the one closest to Tumbleton listed first.
- Malvern
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Slocomb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tumbleton, with the one closest to Tumbleton listed first.
- Williams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williams is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Kinsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kinsey is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
- Webb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Barber
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Barber is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cowarts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dothan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tidwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Ashford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Avon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Parish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Clay County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tumbleton, with the one closest to Tumbleton listed first.
- Fort Gaines
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
- Bluffton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bellville is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 118 people
- Early County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tumbleton, with the one closest to Tumbleton listed first.
- Rock Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 248 people
- Sawhatchee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sawhatchee is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawhatchee
- Blakely
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cedar Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Bancroft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bancroft is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
- Hentown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hentown is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
- Jakin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Miller County (GA)
- Mayhaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mayhaw is located in Miller County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
- Randolph County (GA)
- Coleman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tumbleton, see our County-by-County Page for Tumbleton.
Cemeteries Near Tumbleton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tumbleton.
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 Tumbleton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tumbleton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tumbleton, with the one closest to Tumbleton listed first.
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Granberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tolbert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Culpepper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Balkum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakey Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakey Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the south of Abbeville.
- The Oakey Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakey Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25090 <3>
- Continue List (221 more) ...
- Oaky Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Side Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Tumbleton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tumbleton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tumbleton, with the one closest to Tumbleton listed first.
- Balkum
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Balkum is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balkum
- Headland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hardwickburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hardwickburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwickburg
- Barber
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Barber is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Abbeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bertha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Echo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Echo is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Tidwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Shorterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Midland City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ashford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clopton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Fort Gaines
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Asbury is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tumbleton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tumbleton.
Newspapers Published in Tumbleton ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tumbleton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tumbleton, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tumbleton.
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 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 Tumbleton:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Dale County
- Geneva County
- Houston County
- Clay County
- Early County
- Miller County
- Randolph 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> | 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- Tumbleton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Tumbleton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |