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 Whitney (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 Whitney. 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 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.
Whitney is located in Saint Clair 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 Saint Clair County: Blount, Calhoun, Etowah, Jefferson, Shelby & Talladega.
Below are the counties that are near Whitney. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whitney:
- Saint Clair County (The home county of Whitney)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitney, with the one closest to Whitney listed first.
- Whitney Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Ashville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Steele
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clair Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Ragland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wattsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Springville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Coal City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Odenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Margaret
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turnbough Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitney, with the one closest to Whitney listed first.
- Straight Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain
- Appalachian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Appalachian is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
- Highland Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Highland Lake is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Taits Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Taits Gap is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taits Gap
- Hoods Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Oneonta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bird ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Allgood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Allgood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Rosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rosa is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Wynnville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Fridays Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Clarence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitney, with the one closest to Whitney listed first.
- Cochran Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Ohatchee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Southside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Macon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Grayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Oak Level
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beasley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitney, with the one closest to Whitney listed first.
- Holly Pond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Baileytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Hanceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitney, with the one closest to Whitney listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Rains ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Rodentown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitney, with the one closest to Whitney listed first.
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Nix ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Gallant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Altoona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Attalla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Benson ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Howelton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Ivalee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Rainbow City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitney, with the one closest to Whitney listed first.
- Ayres
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Clay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Village Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Breakstone Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
- East Trussville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Trussville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trussville
- Palmerdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Masseyline
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- Cahaba Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cahaba Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Village
- Roper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Chalkville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
- Grayson Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Valley
- Bradford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitney, with the one closest to Whitney listed first.
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Douglas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Whitesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Horton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Boaz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Hyatt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Albertville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Street ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitney, with the one closest to Whitney listed first.
- Dunnavant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Dunavant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Sterrett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Vandiver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitney, with the one closest to Whitney listed first.
- Lincoln
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Windsong Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
- Coldwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Grant Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Logan Martin Dam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- Munford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whitney, see our County-by-County Page for Whitney.
Cemeteries Near Whitney ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitney.
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 Whitney - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whitney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whitney, with the one closest to Whitney listed first.
- Reeves Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beason / Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Choate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Deerman Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mauldin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clements Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Antioch Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Methodist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Oneonta.
- The Antioch Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glover Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1995274 <3>
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (329 more) ...
- Gallant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Moody Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Moodys Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Whitney had a population of 37 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whitney, with the one closest to Whitney listed first.
- Ashville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Hood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hood is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Steele
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Nix ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Gallant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Champion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Champion is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Ragland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Etowahton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Etowahton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowahton
- Oneonta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Chepultepec
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chepultepec is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepultepec
- Springville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bird ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whitney. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whitney.
Newspapers Published in Whitney ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitney.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whitney, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whitney.
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 Whitney:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Saint Clair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jefferson County
- Marshall County
- Shelby County
- Talladega 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> | 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- Whitney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Whitney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |