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 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Walley is located in Washington 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 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)
- Deer Park is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Escatawpa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Vinegar Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
- Fruitdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fruitdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Yellow Pine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Sims Chapel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
- Seaboard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seaboard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
- Tibbie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tibbie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
- Fairford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fairford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
- Chatom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorn is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
- Malcolm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Malcolm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- 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)
- Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
- Chunchula
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chunchula is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
- Calvert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Movico
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Movico is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
- Mount Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wilmer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chastang
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chastang is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
- Barry Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barry Village is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
- 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)
- Axis is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
- 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)
- Bexley is located in George County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Lucedale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Agricola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Howell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Howell is located in George County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- 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)
- Brown Town is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Leakesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clark is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Hillman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hillman is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- State Line
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- State Line is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Carson City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Carson City is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- Avera
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Avera is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Bothwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bothwell is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
- McLain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- McLain is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Perry County (MS)
- Beaumont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
- Wayne County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walley, with the one closest to Walley listed first.
- Chicora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Robinsons Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
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.
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 Walley - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Burbank Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Weldy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Epworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grimes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maples Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (239 more) ...
- Robertson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maples Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Deer Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
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)
- Deer Park is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Vinegar Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
- Escatawpa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Leakesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Adamsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Citronelle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Pine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Sims Chapel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
- State Line
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- State Line is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Kittrell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kittrell is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Avera
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Avera is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Fairford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fairford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Chunchula
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chunchula is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
- Leaf
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leaf is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf
- 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]<3>. 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 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 Walley:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Mobile County
- George County
- Greene County
- Perry County
- Wayne 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Walley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |