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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 Walley (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 Walley. 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.

Walley is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Greene (MS) & Wayne (MS).

Below are the counties that are near Walley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walley:

  • Washington County     (The home county of Walley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walley, with the one closest to Walley listed first.
    • Deer Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
      • Deer Park is located in Washington County
    • Escatawpa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Escatawpa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
      • Escatawpa is located in Washington County
    • Vinegar Bend
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
      • Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County
    • Fruitdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
      • Fruitdale is located in Washington County
    • Yellow Pine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
      • Yellow Pine is located in Washington County
    • Sims Chapel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
      • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
    • Seaboard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seaboard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
      • Seaboard is located in Washington County
    • Tibbie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
      • Tibbie is located in Washington County
    • Fairford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
    • Chatom
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatom
      • Chatom is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatom <2>
    • Hawthorn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawthorn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
      • Hawthorn is located in Washington County
    • Malcolm
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
      • Malcolm is located in Washington County
  • Mobile County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walley, with the one closest to Walley listed first.
    • Citronelle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gulfcrest
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
      • Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County
    • Chunchula
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
      • Chunchula is located in Mobile County
    • Calvert
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Movico
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
      • Movico is located in Mobile County
    • Mount Vernon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Wilmer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
      • Wilmer is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmer <2>
    • Chastang
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
      • Chastang is located in Mobile County
    • Barry Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
      • Barry Village is located in Mobile County
    • Bucks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Semmes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Axis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
      • Axis is located in Mobile County
  • George County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walley, with the one closest to Walley listed first.
    • Bexley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bexley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
      • Bexley is located in George County (MS)
    • Lucedale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucedale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucedale
      • Lucedale is located in George County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucedale <2>
    • Agricola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Howell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
      • Howell is located in George County (MS)
  • Greene County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walley, with the one closest to Walley listed first.
    • Brown Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
      • Brown Town is located in Greene County (MS)
    • Leakesville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakesville
      • Leakesville is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakesville <2>
    • Clark
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Clark is located in Greene County (MS)
    • State Line
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for State Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • State Line is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
    • Carson City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
      • Carson City is located in Greene County (MS)
    • Avera
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avera. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
      • Avera is located in Greene County (MS)
    • McLain
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
      • McLain is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Perry County (MS)
    • Beaumont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaumont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
      • Beaumont is located in Perry County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
  • Wayne County (MS)
    • Robinsons Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
      • Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County (MS)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walley, see our County-by-County Page for Walley.

Cemeteries Near Walley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walley.

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 Walley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walley, with the one closest to Walley listed first.

  • Rounsaville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rounsaville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rounsaville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burbank Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burbank Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burbank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Turner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Weldy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weldy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weldy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Epworth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Epworth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Epworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grimes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grimes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grimes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Providence Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Providence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maples Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maples Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Williams Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (239 more) ...
    • Robertson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robertson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robertson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Maples Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maples Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Deer Park Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deer Park Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deer Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Walley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Walley.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Walley, with the one closest to Walley listed first.

  • Deer Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Deer Park is located in Washington County
  • Vinegar Bend
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
    • Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County
  • Escatawpa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Escatawpa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
    • Escatawpa is located in Washington County
  • Leakesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakesville
    • Leakesville is located in Greene County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakesville <2>
  • Adamsville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Adamsville is located in Greene County (MS)
  • Citronelle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Yellow Pine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
    • Yellow Pine is located in Washington County
  • Sims Chapel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
    • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
  • State Line
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for State Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
    • State Line is located in Greene County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Kittrell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kittrell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
    • Kittrell is located in Greene County (MS)
  • Avera
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avera. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
    • Avera is located in Greene County (MS)
  • Fairford
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
    • Fairford is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Chunchula
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
      • Chunchula is located in Mobile County
    • Leaf
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leaf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf
      • Leaf is located in Greene County (MS)
    • Calvert
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walley.

Newspapers Published in Walley ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walley, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walley.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Walley:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.washingtoncountyalgov.com

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Walley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Walley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1846, Longitude: -88.4250       In this case, the coordinates for Walley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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