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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 Whiton (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 Whiton. 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 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.

Whiton is located in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County: Cherokee, Etowah, Jackson, Marshall, Chattooga (GA), Dade (GA) & Walker (GA).

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

  • DeKalb County     (The home county of Whiton)
  • Blount County
  • Cherokee County
  • Cullman County
  • Etowah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whiton, with the one closest to Whiton listed first.
    • Sardis City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Sardis City is located in Etowah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
    • Whitesboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Yancy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountainboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
    • Carlisle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Duck Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Haworth ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Haworth is located in Etowah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
    • Keener
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Greer ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Greer is located in Etowah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
    • Aurora
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Crudup
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Egypt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whiton, with the one closest to Whiton listed first.
    • Langston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Rock City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rock City is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Dodsonville ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
    • Section
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Aspel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Dry Cove ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
    • Ferncliff ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
    • Dutton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Scottsboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Woodville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lim Rock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Gray ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Gray is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
  • Madison County
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whiton, with the one closest to Whiton listed first.
    • Peters ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Peters is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
    • Hustleville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mid ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Mid is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
    • Minorville ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Minorville is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
    • Albertville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Columbus City Ferry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
    • Rayburn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Columbus City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Columbus City is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
    • Boaz
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Rabbit Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
    • North ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • North is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
    • Wyeth City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
  • Morgan County
  • Saint Clair County
    • Steele
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Steele is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steele <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Whiton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whiton.

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 Whiton - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whiton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • New Canaan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Dalrymple Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Asbury Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lowrey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Turnover Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rooks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Martling Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (523 more) ...
    • Clark Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Marvin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Piney Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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 in 1895, Whiton had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Rogers
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Peters ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Peters is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
  • Jink ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jink is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jink
  • Geraldine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • McVille
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • McVille is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
  • Grove Oak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Martling
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Martling is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martling
  • Pendergrass ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pendergrass is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendergrass
  • Rains ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rains is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
  • Crossville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Skirum
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Skirum is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skirum
  • Ten Broeck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ten Broeck is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Broeck
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Minorville ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Minorville is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
    • Marshall
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Marshall is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
    • Floy ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Floy is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy

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

Newspapers Published in Whiton ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whiton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whiton, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whiton.

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 Whiton:

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' (or 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- Whiton) 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 Whiton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.