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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Turkestan. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Turkestan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Turkestan, 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 Turkestan (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 Turkestan. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Turkestan is historic, it would have been located within present day Monroe 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 Monroe County: Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Turkestan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Turkestan:
- Monroe County (The home county of Turkestan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkestan, with the one closest to Turkestan listed first.
- Pineville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Beatrice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Natchez
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Pine Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Tunnel Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
- Former name for Tunnel Springs:
- Kempsville
- Vredenburgh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Hybart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Peterman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peterman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Burnt Corn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Scratch Ankle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkestan, with the one closest to Turkestan listed first.
- Forest Home
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shacklesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Starlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Garland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Bolling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Georgiana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chapman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- McKenzie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarke County
- Nettleboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkestan, with the one closest to Turkestan listed first.
- Ramah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ramah is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- Mixonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mixonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
- Commerce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Commerce is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Bermuda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Owassa
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Owassa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owassa
- Belleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Wilcox
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wilcox is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Repton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Evergreen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rabb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rabb is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabb
- Lenox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkestan, with the one closest to Turkestan listed first.
- Carlowville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Minter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Minter is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Richmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Kings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kings is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Pleasant Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Lowndes County
- Bragg's
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turkestan, with the one closest to Turkestan listed first.
- McWilliams
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Caledonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Schuster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Schuster is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuster
- Oak Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Pine Apple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Awin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
- Estelle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Estelle is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Nellie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nellie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- McBrydes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McBrydes is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrydes
- Camden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Asahel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Asahel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
- Ackerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ackerville is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville
- Snow Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Turkestan, see our County-by-County Page for Turkestan.
Cemeteries Near Turkestan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Turkestan.
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 Turkestan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Turkestan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Turkestan, with the one closest to Turkestan listed first.
- Turkestan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pineview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pineville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pineville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grimes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Savannah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Turnbull Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McWilliams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pineview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (237 more) ...
- Midway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Basidonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.
Turkestan itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Turkestan, with the one closest to Turkestan listed first.
- Pineville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Riley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Turnbull
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Turnbull is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Chestnut
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
- Buena Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Natchez
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Caledonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Skinnerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Skinnerton is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnerton
- Fatama
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fatama is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fatama
- River Ridge ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- River Ridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge
- Pine Apple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rosebud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rosebud is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Awin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
- Allenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allenton is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Turkestan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Turkestan.
Newspapers Published in Turkestan ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Turkestan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Turkestan, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Turkestan.
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 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 Turkestan:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Clarke County
- Conecuh County
- Dallas County
- Lowndes County
- Wilcox 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 Turkestan, 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Turkestan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |