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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 Weogufka (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 Weogufka. 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.

Weogufka is located in Coosa 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 Coosa County: Chilton, Clay, Elmore, Shelby, Talladega & Tallapoosa.

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

  • Coosa County     (The home county of Weogufka)
  • Autauga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weogufka, with the one closest to Weogufka listed first.
    • Marbury
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • White City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Autauga County
  • Chilton County
  • Clay County
  • Elmore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weogufka, with the one closest to Weogufka listed first.
    • Lightwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lightwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
      • Lightwood is located in Elmore County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lightwood
      • From Weogufka to Lightwood
    • Titus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Seman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
      • Seman is located in Elmore County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Seman
      • From Weogufka to Seman
    • Holtville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Central
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Adkin Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jordan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jordan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Elmore County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jordan
      • From Weogufka to Jordan
    • Irma ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
      • Irma is located in Elmore County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Irma
      • From Weogufka to Irma
    • Deatsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deatsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
      • Deatsville is located in Elmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deatsville <1>
    • Eclectic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Clair County
    • Vincent
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
      • Vincent is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincent <1>
  • Shelby County
  • Talladega County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weogufka, with the one closest to Weogufka listed first.
    • Gantts Quarry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gantts Quarry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
      • Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
    • Fayetteville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Talladega Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mignon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mignon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
      • Mignon is located in Talladega County
    • Oak Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
    • Sylacauga
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Comerdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Oldfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oldfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
      • Oldfield is located in Talladega County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oldfield
      • From Weogufka to Oldfield
    • Zubers
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Bon Air
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Air have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
      • Bon Air is located in Talladega County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Sycamore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in Talladega County
    • Childersburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Abihka ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abihka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
      • Abihka is located in Talladega County
  • Tallapoosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weogufka, with the one closest to Weogufka listed first.
    • Alexander City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander City
      • Alexander City is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,142 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexander City <1>
    • Hackneyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Our Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alkehatchee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
      • Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Cowpens
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Goldville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Jacksons' Gap
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Benson ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Benson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
      • Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Benson
      • From Weogufka to Benson

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

Cemeteries Near Weogufka ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weogufka.

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

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

  • Stewarts Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewarts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewarts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • O J Mooney Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O J Mooney Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O J Mooney Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Weogufka Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weogufka Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weogufka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Unity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Unity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Site Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Site Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Site Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bell Rattle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Rattle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Rattle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jennings Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jennings Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jennings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grimes Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grimes Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grimes Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Flint Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flint Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flint Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Poplar Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Duke Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (414 more) ...
    • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Miller - Patterson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller - Patterson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller - Patterson 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Weogufka had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Gold Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Branch
    • Gold Branch is located in Coosa County
  • Bentleyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
    • Bentleyville is located in Coosa County
  • Stewartville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Moriah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moriah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
    • Moriah is located in Coosa County
  • Hanover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Hanover is located in Coosa County
  • Marble Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
    • Marble Valley is located in Coosa County
  • Quinsey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinsey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsey
    • Quinsey is located in Coosa County
  • Rockford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Olive
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Fayetteville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Talladega Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dollar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dollar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
    • Dollar is located in Coosa County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dollar
    • From Weogufka to Dollar
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Crewsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crewsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewsville
      • Crewsville is located in Coosa County
    • Hollins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sylacauga
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Weogufka ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weogufka.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Weogufka, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Weogufka.

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 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 Weogufka:

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

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

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>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.
<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 Weogufka, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Weogufka) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Weogufka. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0167, Longitude: -86.3121    









 

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