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 Vida Junction (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 Vida Junction. 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.
Name Variations for Vida Junction ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Vida Junction: Vida Jct. (or less commonly used: Vida Jctn.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals 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.
Vida Junction is located in Autauga 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 Autauga County: Chilton, Dallas, Elmore, Lowndes & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Vida Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vida Junction:
- Autauga County (The home county of Vida Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vida Junction, with the one closest to Vida Junction listed first.
- Haynes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Independence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Billingsley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- White City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Booth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Autaugaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Statesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Pine Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Fremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fremont is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Jones
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jones is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Melmar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vida Junction, with the one closest to Vida Junction listed first.
- Tucker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Lawley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lawley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
- Active
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Randolph
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vida Junction, with the one closest to Vida Junction listed first.
- Adams
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Mountain Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Verbena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Riderville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riderville is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
- Stanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Clanton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Maplesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Thorsby
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jemison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jumbo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Coosa County
- Dollar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vida Junction, with the one closest to Vida Junction listed first.
- Burnsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Plantersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Tyler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Grande
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Valley Grande is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grande
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,468 people
- Casey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Casey is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
- Selma
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Mill Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Mill Village is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Mill Village
- Old Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Sardis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cahawba ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cahawba is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahawba
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vida Junction, with the one closest to Vida Junction listed first.
- Deatsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Robinson Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Lightwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Adkin Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Coosada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Elmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Holtville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Prattville Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- Titus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wetumpka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Blue Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vida Junction, with the one closest to Vida Junction listed first.
- White Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Burkville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Benton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Lowndesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Petronia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Petronia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
- Hayneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mosses
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Collirene
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Collirene is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene
- Gordonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vida Junction, with the one closest to Vida Junction listed first.
- Catoma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Catoma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
- Stone's
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- Gibbs Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
- Highland Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Boylston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boylston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- New Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Young Forte Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Young Forte Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Forte Village
- Capitol Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
- English Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Montgomery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Madison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Hope Hull
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vida Junction, with the one closest to Vida Junction listed first.
- Augustin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Augustin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustin
- Oakmulgee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Bethlehem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Suttle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Suttle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vida Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Vida Junction.
Cemeteries Near Vida Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vida Junction.
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 Vida Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vida Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vida Junction, with the one closest to Vida Junction listed first.
- Wyatt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Big Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Deramus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Golson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Kingston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hinton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stewart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Caver Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (383 more) ...
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Billingsley Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Vida Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vida Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vida Junction, with the one closest to Vida Junction listed first.
- Independence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Billingsley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Milton is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Mulberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Autaugaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Statesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Kincheon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kincheon is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincheon
- Burnsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Vine Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Prattville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wadsworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wadsworth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
- Mountain Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Verbena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Cooper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Plantersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vida Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vida Junction.
Newspapers Published in Vida Junction ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vida Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vida Junction, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vida Junction.
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 helpful 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 Vida Junction:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Autauga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Chilton County
- Coosa County
- Dallas County
- Elmore County
- Lowndes County
- Montgomery County
- Perry 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vida Junction) 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 Vida Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |