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 Wainwright (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 Wainwright. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Wainwright is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Wainwright. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wainwright:
- Monroe County (The home county of Wainwright)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wainwright, with the one closest to Wainwright listed first.
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Finchburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
- Scratch Ankle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Claiborne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Claiborne is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Perdue Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
- Mexia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mexia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
- Monroeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hybart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Natchez
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Peterman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Peterman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Ollie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ollie is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Baldwin County
- Little River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wainwright, with the one closest to Wainwright listed first.
- Suggsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Suggsville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
- Nettleboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
- Whatley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Dickinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Barlow Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
- Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Grove Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gainestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gainestown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
- Walker Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Thomasville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Toddtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Toddtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wainwright, with the one closest to Wainwright listed first.
- Ramah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ramah is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- Bermuda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Repton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Lenox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Range
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Range is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Commerce
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Commerce is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Escambia County
- Huxford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Huxford is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wainwright, with the one closest to Wainwright listed first.
- Vineland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wainwright, with the one closest to Wainwright listed first.
- Carson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Leroy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Leroy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wainwright, with the one closest to Wainwright listed first.
- Lower Peach Tree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Asahel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Asahel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
- Coy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Nellie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nellie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Yellow Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Pine Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Rockwest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rockwest is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwest
- Kimbrough
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Camden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- McWilliams
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Estelle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Estelle is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Anne Manie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wainwright, see our County-by-County Page for Wainwright.
Cemeteries Near Wainwright ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wainwright.
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 Wainwright - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wainwright covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wainwright, with the one closest to Wainwright listed first.
- Forehand Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bryant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carry Mt. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant - Deer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Springhill First Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Claiborne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- York Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wright Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (226 more) ...
- Old Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McConnico Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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 Wainwright in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wainwright.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wainwright, with the one closest to Wainwright listed first.
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Finchburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
- Gosport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gosport is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
- Claiborne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Claiborne is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Perdue Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
- Axle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Axle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axle
- Vashti
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vashti is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- River Ridge ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- River Ridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge
- Suggsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Suggsville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
- Monroeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tinela
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tinela is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinela
- Lower Peach Tree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Whatley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Natchez
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Dickinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wainwright. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wainwright.
Newspapers Published in Wainwright ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wainwright.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wainwright, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wainwright.
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 Wainwright:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- Clarke County
- Conecuh County
- Escambia County
- Marengo County
- Washington County
- Wilcox 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wainwright) 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 Wainwright, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |