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 Wiginton (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 Wiginton. 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.
Wiginton is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Walker, Winston, Itawamba (MS) & Monroe (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Wiginton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wiginton:
- Marion County (The home county of Wiginton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wiginton, with the one closest to Wiginton listed first.
- Hackleburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Bear Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hamilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weston is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Thornhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Pikeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Stinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Brilliant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Twin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Yampertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Guin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rock City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Winfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Colbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wiginton, with the one closest to Wiginton listed first.
- Denton ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Littleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- White House Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Red Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Spring Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Bishop
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wiginton, with the one closest to Wiginton listed first.
- Gu - Win
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Glen Allen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Bazemore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wiginton, with the one closest to Wiginton listed first.
- Hodges
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Phil Campbell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spruce Pine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Vina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vina is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Rockwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Belgreen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Churntown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Burntout
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Russellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Site
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wiginton, with the one closest to Wiginton listed first.
- Detroit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beaverton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sulligent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wiginton, with the one closest to Wiginton listed first.
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Mount Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wiginton, with the one closest to Wiginton listed first.
- Eldridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nauvoo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Slicklizzard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Slicklizzard is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slicklizzard
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wiginton, with the one closest to Wiginton listed first.
- Haleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Boar Tush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
- Littleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Delmar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Delmar is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Pebble
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
- Glen Mary
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Mary is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mary
- Natural Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ashridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Farriss
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Farriss is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farriss
- Lynn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Double Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Itawamba County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wiginton, with the one closest to Wiginton listed first.
- Bounds Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Eastman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Oakland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Tremont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Clay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Fulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Monroe County (MS)
- Riggins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
- Tishomingo County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wiginton, with the one closest to Wiginton listed first.
- Golden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dennis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wiginton, see our County-by-County Page for Wiginton.
Cemeteries Near Wiginton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wiginton.
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 Wiginton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wiginton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wiginton, with the one closest to Wiginton listed first.
- New Prospect Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cochran Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lindsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lawler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lawler Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Hodges.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23916 <3>
- Cedar Tree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lindsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old Line Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Line Cemetery
- The Old Line Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Lion Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (642 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Wiginton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wiginton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wiginton, with the one closest to Wiginton listed first.
- Hackleburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Goddard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Goddard is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Bear Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hamilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pearce's Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pearce's Mills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce's Mills
- Spruce Pine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Rockwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Isbell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Isbell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Belgreen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Thornhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Shottsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shottsville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shottsville
- Barnesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barnesville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Haleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bexar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bexar is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar
- Pikeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wiginton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wiginton.
Newspapers Published in Wiginton ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wiginton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wiginton, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wiginton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Wiginton:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Lamar County
- Lawrence County
- Walker County
- Winston County
- Itawamba County
- Monroe County
- Tishomingo 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 '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- Wiginton) 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 Wiginton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |