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 Whitsetts Ferry (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 Whitsetts Ferry. 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.
Whitsetts Ferry is located in Sumter 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 Sumter County: Choctaw, Greene, Marengo, Pickens, Kemper (MS), Lauderdale (MS) & Noxubee (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Whitsetts Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whitsetts Ferry:
- Sumter County (The home county of Whitsetts Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitsetts Ferry, with the one closest to Whitsetts Ferry listed first.
- Gainesville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gainesville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Geiger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Sumterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sumterville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
- Panola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Panola is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Epes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Epes is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Emelle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Sledge ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sledge is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Livingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Boyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Moore Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- Brewersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitsetts Ferry, with the one closest to Whitsetts Ferry listed first.
- West Greene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Greene is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
- Lizzieville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lizzieville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
- Miller
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Miller is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Boligee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Eutaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lewiston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lewiston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Mantua
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mantua is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Forkland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Knoxville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitsetts Ferry, with the one closest to Whitsetts Ferry listed first.
- Oak Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oak Village is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Akron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sawyerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Arcola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitsetts Ferry, with the one closest to Whitsetts Ferry listed first.
- Aigleville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aigleville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aigleville
- Demopolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitsetts Ferry, with the one closest to Whitsetts Ferry listed first.
- Aliceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Garden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Garden is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- McMullen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- McMullen is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Memphis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Benevola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Benevola is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
- Olney
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Olney is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Beaver Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beaver Town is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
- Pickensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Carrollton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Tuscaloosa County
- Ralph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kemper County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitsetts Ferry, with the one closest to Whitsetts Ferry listed first.
- Giles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Giles is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Binnsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Electric Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Scooba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sucarnoochee
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Porterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Wahalak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- De Kalb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Noxubee County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitsetts Ferry, with the one closest to Whitsetts Ferry listed first.
- Cooksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Shuqualak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Ravine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Macon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Macon is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,384 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whitsetts Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Whitsetts Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Whitsetts Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitsetts Ferry.
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 Whitsetts Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whitsetts Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whitsetts Ferry, with the one closest to Whitsetts Ferry listed first.
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gotes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Collins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Demount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Morgan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (330 more) ...
- Spencer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Craig Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Whitsetts Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Whitsetts Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whitsetts Ferry, with the one closest to Whitsetts Ferry listed first.
- Mount Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hebron is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hebron
- Warsaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Warsaw is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Hamner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hamner is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamner
- Sumterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sumterville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
- West Greene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Greene is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
- Miller
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Miller is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Boligee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Giles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Giles is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Pleasant Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Vienna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vienna is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Binnsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cooksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Livingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Boyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whitsetts Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whitsetts Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Whitsetts Ferry ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitsetts Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whitsetts Ferry, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whitsetts Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Whitsetts Ferry:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Sumter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Greene County
- Hale County
- Marengo County
- Pickens County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Kemper County
- Noxubee 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> | 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 Whitsetts Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Whitsetts Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |