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 Vienna (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 Vienna. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Vienna is located in Pickens County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pickens County: Fayette, Greene, Lamar, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Lowndes (MS) & Noxubee (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Vienna. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vienna:
- Pickens County (The home county of Vienna)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vienna, with the one closest to Vienna listed first.
- Aliceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McMullen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMullen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- McMullen is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- Garden is located in Pickens County
- Memphis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Memphis is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Beaver Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
- Beaver Town is located in Pickens County
- Olney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Olney is located in Pickens County
- Benevola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benevola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
- Benevola is located in Pickens County
- Pickensville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Carrollton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Archer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Archer is located in Pickens County
- Stansel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- McShan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McShan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Bell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vienna, with the one closest to Vienna listed first.
- West Greene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
- West Greene is located in Greene County
- Lewiston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Lewiston is located in Greene County
- Clinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Greene County
- Mantua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Mantua is located in Greene County
- Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Lizzieville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
- Lizzieville is located in Greene County
- Boligee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eutaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Miller
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Miller is located in Greene County
- Knoxville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vienna, with the one closest to Vienna listed first.
- Oak Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Oak Village is located in Hale County
- Akron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vienna, with the one closest to Vienna listed first.
- Panola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Panola is located in Sumter County
- Geiger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Geiger is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Gainesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Gainesville is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bethel is located in Sumter County
- Emelle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Emelle is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Sumterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
- Sumterville is located in Sumter County
- Epes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Epes is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Sledge ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sledge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Sledge is located in Sumter County
- Boyd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Boyd is located in Sumter County
- Livingston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Livingston is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,135 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <1>
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vienna, with the one closest to Vienna listed first.
- Ralph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Elrod
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elrod have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Foster's
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Buhl
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buhl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
- Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Kemper County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vienna, with the one closest to Vienna listed first.
- Giles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Giles is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Scooba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scooba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scooba
- Scooba is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scooba <1>
- Electric Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Porterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Porterville is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Noxubee County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vienna, with the one closest to Vienna listed first.
- Cooksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Ravine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Shuqualak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shuqualak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Deerbrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Macon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Macon is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,384 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <1>
- Brooksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vienna, see our County-by-County Page for Vienna.
Newspapers Published in Vienna ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vienna.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vienna, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vienna.
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 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 Vienna:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Pickens County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Greene County
- Hale County
- Sumter County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Kemper County
- Noxubee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Cemeteries Near Vienna ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vienna.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vienna covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vienna, with the one closest to Vienna listed first.
- William Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the William Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the William Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
- Hargrove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hargrove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hargrove Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
- Old Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bethany Cemetery
- Trantham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trantham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trantham Cemetery
- McCaa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCaa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCaa Cemetery
- Jamestown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jamestown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jamestown Cemetery
- Continue List (361 more) ...
- Hutton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutton Cemetery
- Mobley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mobley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mobley Cemetery
- Dancy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dancy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dancy Cemetery
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Vienna had a population of 82 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vienna, with the one closest to Vienna listed first.
- Warsaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Warsaw is located in Sumter County
- Pleasant Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Greene County
- Bridgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
- Bridgeville is located in Pickens County
- Cooksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- West Greene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
- West Greene is located in Greene County
- Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- Garden is located in Pickens County
- Lewiston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Lewiston is located in Greene County
- Memphis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Memphis is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Mount Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hebron
- Mount Hebron is located in Greene County
- Olney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Olney is located in Pickens County
- Binnsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Binnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Clinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Greene County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dillburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillburg
- Dillburg is located in Pickens County
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Paulette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Paulette is located in Noxubee County (MS)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vienna. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vienna.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vienna. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<3> | 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- Vienna) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vienna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0187, Longitude: -88.1920 In this case, the coordinates for Vienna have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<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 Vienna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |