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 Wehadkee (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 Wehadkee. 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 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.
Wehadkee is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, Tallapoosa, Carroll (GA), Heard (GA) & Troup (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Wehadkee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wehadkee:
- Randolph County (The home county of Wehadkee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wehadkee, with the one closest to Wehadkee listed first.
- High Shoals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Rock Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Roanoke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Corbin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Sewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Woodland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peavy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peavy is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Wedowee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Graham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Graham is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Forester Chapel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wehadkee, with the one closest to Wehadkee listed first.
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Standing Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Doublehead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Evansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Stroud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Clackville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Red Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Five Points
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Fredonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Abanda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Milltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Chapel Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wehadkee, with the one closest to Wehadkee listed first.
- Cragford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Motley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Barfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Mellow Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Delta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lineville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Haynes Crossroad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wehadkee, with the one closest to Wehadkee listed first.
- Ranburne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hightower
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Micaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Hopewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hollis Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Ai
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wehadkee, with the one closest to Wehadkee listed first.
- Truett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Frog Eye
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Daviston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Emuckfaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Dudleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Matilda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Goldville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Carroll County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wehadkee, with the one closest to Wehadkee listed first.
- Tyus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Roopville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowers Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Bowdon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lowell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Jonesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Fairlawn Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Carrollton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jake is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Bowdon Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Coweta County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wehadkee, with the one closest to Wehadkee listed first.
- Grantville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sargent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smokey Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- Newnan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- East Newnan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Moreland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Smith City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Heard County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wehadkee, with the one closest to Wehadkee listed first.
- O'Neals Crossroad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Frolona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frolona is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Glenn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yates Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Riverside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Houston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Houston is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ephesus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Roosterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Centralhatchee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Corinth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Meriwether County (GA)
- Lone Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Troup County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wehadkee, with the one closest to Wehadkee listed first.
- Evansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Graysons Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Abbottsford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Sunny Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- Sassafrass Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- West Lake Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
- Rockwell Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
- Asta Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Brays Lakeview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- LaGrange
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hogansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wehadkee, see our County-by-County Page for Wehadkee.
Cemeteries Near Wehadkee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wehadkee.
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 Wehadkee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wehadkee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wehadkee, with the one closest to Wehadkee listed first.
- Springfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wehadkee Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Big Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pittman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rooks - Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (503 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highway Ridge Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 in 1895, Wehadkee had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wehadkee, with the one closest to Wehadkee listed first.
- High Shoals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Potash
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Potash is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potash
- Omaha
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Omaha is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Rock Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Texas
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Texas is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Waldrep
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waldrep is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrep
- Roanoke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glenn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frolona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frolona is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Haywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haywood is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- West
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Viola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Viola is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cornhouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cornhouse is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornhouse
- Houston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Houston is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Simpson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wehadkee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wehadkee.
Newspapers Published in Wehadkee ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wehadkee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wehadkee, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wehadkee.
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 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 Wehadkee:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chambers County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Tallapoosa County
- Carroll County
- Coweta County
- Heard County
- Meriwether County
- Troup 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wehadkee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Wehadkee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |