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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 Winetka (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 Winetka. 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 hospitals and 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.

Winetka is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Bibb, Blount, Saint Clair, Shelby, Tuscaloosa & Walker.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Winetka)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winetka, with the one closest to Winetka listed first.
    • Roosevelt - Cairo Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Midfield
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lipscomb
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Lipscomb is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,110 people
    • Brighton
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Oxmoor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fairfield Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Fairfield Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Village
    • Duncan
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Duncan is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Fairfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Ishkooda
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ishkooda is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishkooda
    • Dolomite
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • New Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • New Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
    • Bessemer
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Blue Creek Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Blue Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek Junction
  • Bibb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winetka, with the one closest to Winetka listed first.
    • Green Pond
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Eddings
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Eddings is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
    • Blocton Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodstock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cane Creek ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Cane Creek is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
    • North Bibb
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • North Bibb is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
    • Belle Ellen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Nash Town ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Nash Town is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
    • Seymour
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Seymour is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
    • Blocton ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Blocton is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
    • Burmah ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Burmah is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
    • Italian Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Italian Town is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
    • Bucktown ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bucktown is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
  • Blount County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winetka, with the one closest to Winetka listed first.
    • Dale ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Dale is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Warrior
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Red Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Red Hill is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • County Line
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Compton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Selfville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Selfville is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winetka, with the one closest to Winetka listed first.
    • Woodland Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
    • Moody
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brompton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Acmar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Parsons
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Vincent
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Vincent is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincent <1>
    • Argo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Argo is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
    • Margaret
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Turnbough Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winetka, with the one closest to Winetka listed first.
    • Tacoa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Tacoa is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
    • Falliston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Falliston is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
    • Helena
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Indian Springs Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
    • Inverness
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Inverness is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • Bamford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Bamford is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
    • Meadowbrook
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Pelham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Purdy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
    • Alabaster
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Tulse
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Tulse is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
    • Bridgeton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
    • Brantleyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Tuscaloosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winetka, with the one closest to Winetka listed first.
    • Tannehill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
    • Lake View
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Abernant
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bull City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
    • Kellerman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Vance
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Vance is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <1>
    • Brookwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Walker County

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

Cemeteries Near Winetka ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winetka.

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

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

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

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 Winetka in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Winetka.

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

  • Hillman
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hillman is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
  • Woodward Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Woodward Junction is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward Junction
  • Ware
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Ware is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
  • Brickyard Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Brickyard Junction is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Junction
  • Oxmoor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Duncan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Duncan is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
  • Blue Creek Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Blue Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek Junction
  • Bessemer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sloss
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sloss is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloss
  • Ishkooda
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ishkooda is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishkooda
  • Powderly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Powderly is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderly
  • Dolomite
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Collins
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Collins is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
    • Spaulding
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Spaulding is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
    • Wylam
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Winetka ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winetka.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winetka, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winetka.

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 helpful 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 Winetka:

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 Winetka, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Winetka) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.