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 West Corona (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 West Corona. 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.
Name Variations for West Corona ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Corona: W. Corona
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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 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.
West Corona is located in Walker 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 Walker County: Blount, Cullman, Fayette, Jefferson, Marion, Tuscaloosa & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near West Corona. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Corona:
- Walker County (The home county of West Corona)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Corona, with the one closest to West Corona listed first.
- Corona
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Patton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Coal Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Oakman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <1>
- Townley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Parrish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Carbon Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kansas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- America
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Saragossa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- Edgil
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edgil is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
- Cullman County
- Ardell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Corona, with the one closest to West Corona listed first.
- Alta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Berry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bankston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Rossland City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Bazemore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Glen Allen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Fayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Old Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Kirkland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Belk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Ashcraft Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Corona, with the one closest to West Corona listed first.
- Black Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Black Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Toadvine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- West Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Short Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Media
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Media is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Oak Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Ezra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Robbins Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
- Rock Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Sylvan Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Maytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Maytown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Lamar County
- Kennedy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Corona, with the one closest to West Corona listed first.
- Rock City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Winfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brilliant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Guin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Yampertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Pickens County
- Lubbub
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Corona, with the one closest to West Corona listed first.
- New Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Samantha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Bull City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Kellerman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
- Lake Front Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Echola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Corona, with the one closest to West Corona listed first.
- Farriss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Farriss is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farriss
- Lynn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Natural Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Glen Mary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glen Mary is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mary
- Slick Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Double Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Arley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Corona, see our County-by-County Page for West Corona.
Cemeteries Near West Corona ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Corona.
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 West Corona - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Corona covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Corona, with the one closest to West Corona listed first.
- Frost Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gibson Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pendley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pendley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Alta Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Johnston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Infant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pendley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beaven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (536 more) ...
- Patton Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Panter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethabara Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 West Corona in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Corona.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Corona, with the one closest to West Corona listed first.
- Corona
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Alta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Patton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Coal Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Berry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Townley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Bankston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Wiley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wiley is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Parrish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Carbon Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kansas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- New Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Saragossa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- Stough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stough is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stough
- Jasper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Corona. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Corona.
Newspapers Published in West Corona ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Corona.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Corona, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Corona.
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 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 West Corona:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Walker County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cullman County
- Fayette County
- Jefferson County
- Lamar County
- Marion County
- Pickens County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Winston 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 West Corona, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Corona) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |