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 (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. 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 hospitals and 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.
Vida 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. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vida:
- Autauga County (The home county of Vida)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vida, with the one closest to Vida listed first.
- Haynes
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Billingsley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- White City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Booth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- 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
- Autaugaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Marbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Statesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Fremont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fremont is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Jones
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jones is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- 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
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vida, with the one closest to Vida listed first.
- Tucker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Lawley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lawley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
- Randolph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Active
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Oakley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vida, with the one closest to Vida listed first.
- Adams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Mountain Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Verbena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Stanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Riderville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Riderville is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
- Clanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Maplesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thorsby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jemison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jumbo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vida, with the one closest to Vida listed first.
- Dollar
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Pentonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vida, with the one closest to Vida listed first.
- Plantersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Burnsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Tyler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Grande
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Grande is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grande
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,468 people
- Casey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Casey is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
- Selma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Mill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Mill Village is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Mill Village
- Old Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Sardis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vida, with the one closest to Vida listed first.
- Deatsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lightwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Robinson Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Holtville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- 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)
- Titus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Prattville Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- 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, with the one closest to Vida listed first.
- White Hall
(19 miles [30.6 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Benton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Lowndesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Petronia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Petronia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
- Mosses
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Hayneville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vida, with the one closest to Vida listed first.
- Stone's
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- Catoma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Catoma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
- Gibbs Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
- Highland Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Boylston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boylston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- New Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Young Forte Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Young Forte Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Forte Village
- Capitol Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
- Montgomery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- English Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Hope Hull
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Sunshine Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vida, with the one closest to Vida listed first.
- Oakmulgee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Augustin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Augustin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustin
- Bethlehem
(28 miles [45.1 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, see our County-by-County Page for Vida.
Cemeteries Near Vida ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vida.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vida covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vida, with the one closest to Vida listed first.
- Hinton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Big Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wyatt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Billingsley Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Billingsley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Deramus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Golson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Kingston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (370 more) ...
- Indian Grave Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vida.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vida, with the one closest to Vida listed first.
- Billingsley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Kincheon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kincheon is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincheon
- Mulberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Autaugaville
(12 miles [19.3 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Wadsworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wadsworth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
- Mountain Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Verbena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Cooper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- 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
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Plantersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Burnsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Stanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vida. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vida.
Newspapers Published in Vida ...
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.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vida, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vida.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Vida:
- 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' (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- Vida) 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |