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 Tutwiler (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 Tutwiler. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Tutwiler is located in Walker 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 Walker County: Blount, Cullman, Fayette, Jefferson, Marion, Tuscaloosa & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Tutwiler. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tutwiler:
- Walker County (The home county of Tutwiler)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tutwiler, with the one closest to Tutwiler listed first.
- Goodsprings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Parrish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- America
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Reeds Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Oakman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <1>
- Barney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barney is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Cordova
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dovertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dovertown is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
- Red Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Star is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
- Twilley Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Twilley Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Town
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Patton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Burnwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burnwell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwell
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tutwiler, with the one closest to Tutwiler listed first.
- Green Pond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Blocton Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- North Bibb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- Woodstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tutwiler, with the one closest to Tutwiler listed first.
- Red Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Warrior
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tutwiler, with the one closest to Tutwiler listed first.
- Arkadelphia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Ardell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tutwiler, with the one closest to Tutwiler listed first.
- Alta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Berry
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bankston
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Rossland City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tutwiler, with the one closest to Tutwiler listed first.
- Black Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Black Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Toadvine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Short Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- West Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Ezra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Rock Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Sylvan Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Media
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Media is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Maytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Maytown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Mulga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Adamsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shelby County
- Bamford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tutwiler, with the one closest to Tutwiler listed first.
- Bull City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Kellerman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
- Abernant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernant
- New Lexington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Lake View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Samantha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Brookwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tannehill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- Lake Front Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Peterson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Wood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Holt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Alberta City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
- Winston County
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tutwiler, see our County-by-County Page for Tutwiler.
Cemeteries Near Tutwiler ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tutwiler.
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 Tutwiler - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tutwiler covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tutwiler, with the one closest to Tutwiler listed first.
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- High Hill Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Church Cemetery
- The High Hill Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- High Hill Cemetery
- Rowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Busby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Heard Shoal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Field Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Prescott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Goodsprings Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilchrist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (418 more) ...
- Warrior Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waiting Place Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goodsprings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Tutwiler in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tutwiler.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tutwiler, with the one closest to Tutwiler listed first.
- Toadvine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Parrish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Short Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Wiley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wiley is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Ezra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Cordova
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Patton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Porter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Porter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Coal Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Corona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Dora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Jasper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sumter
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sumter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Adger
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tutwiler. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tutwiler.
Newspapers Published in Tutwiler ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tutwiler.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tutwiler, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tutwiler.
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 websites either 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 Tutwiler:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Walker County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Blount County
- Cullman County
- Fayette County
- Jefferson County
- Shelby County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Winston 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> | 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 Tutwiler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tutwiler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |