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 Valliwood (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 Valliwood. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Valliwood is located in Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa County: Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson & Pickens.
Below are the counties that are near Valliwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Valliwood:
- Tuscaloosa County (The home county of Valliwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valliwood, with the one closest to Valliwood listed first.
- Coker
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Buhl
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
- Northport
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lake Front Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Ingleside Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
- Tuscaloosa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elrod
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- University
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Sahama Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sahama Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahama Village
- Alberta City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
- Wood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Echola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- Foster's
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valliwood, with the one closest to Valliwood listed first.
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- North Bibb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- Blocton Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- Scottsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scottsville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valliwood, with the one closest to Valliwood listed first.
- Ashcraft Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Berry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bankston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Alta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Rossland City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valliwood, with the one closest to Valliwood listed first.
- Knoxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Mantua
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mantua is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Lewiston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lewiston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Eutaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valliwood, with the one closest to Valliwood listed first.
- Moundville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Powers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Oak Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oak Village is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Akron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lamar County
- Kennedy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valliwood, with the one closest to Valliwood listed first.
- Gordo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lubbub
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Bell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Benevola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Benevola is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
- Reform
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Olney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Olney is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Stansel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Carrollton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Coal Fire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- McShan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Aliceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Beaver Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Beaver Town is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
- Garden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Garden is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Valliwood, see our County-by-County Page for Valliwood.
Cemeteries Near Valliwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valliwood.
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 Valliwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Valliwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Valliwood, with the one closest to Valliwood listed first.
- Big Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Coker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- AME Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dodd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jennings Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Watkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Guy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Guy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (489 more) ...
- Geer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rices Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Valliwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Valliwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Valliwood, with the one closest to Valliwood listed first.
- Coker
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Northport
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tuscaloosa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Romulus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Romulus is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
- University
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Foster's
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Englewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Englewood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Sylvan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sylvan is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Samantha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Cottondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hull
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hull is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Gordo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Moore's Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moore's Bridge is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Bridge
- Pleasant Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Lubbub
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Valliwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valliwood.
Newspapers Published in Valliwood ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valliwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Valliwood, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Valliwood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Valliwood:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Tuscaloosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Hale County
- Lamar County
- Pickens 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 Valliwood, 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- Valliwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |