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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 Winfield (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 Winfield. 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 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.

Winfield is primarily located in Marion County. A portion of Winfield extends into Fayette County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties 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 Winfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winfield:

  • Marion County     (The home county of Winfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winfield, with the one closest to Winfield listed first.
    • Twin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Yampertown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Guin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brilliant
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brilliant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
      • Brilliant is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brilliant <1>
    • Rock City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
      • Rock City is located in Marion County
    • Stinson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
      • Stinson is located in Marion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stinson
      • From Winfield to Stinson
    • Pikeville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pikeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
      • Pikeville is located in Marion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pikeville
      • From Winfield to Pikeville
    • Thornhill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thornhill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
      • Thornhill is located in Marion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Thornhill
      • From Winfield to Thornhill
    • Hamilton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Weston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Marion County
    • Bear Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Hackleburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winfield, with the one closest to Winfield listed first.
    • Gu - Win
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Allen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bazemore
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bluff
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
      • Bluff is located in Fayette County
    • Kirkland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fayette
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Old Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Fayette County
    • Rossland City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossland City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
      • Rossland City is located in Fayette County
    • Bankston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Belk
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
      • Belk is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Berry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Alta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
      • Alta is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alta
      • From Winfield to Alta
    • Ashcraft Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winfield, with the one closest to Winfield listed first.
    • Hodges
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodges have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
      • Hodges is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodges <1>
    • Phil Campbell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winfield, with the one closest to Winfield listed first.
    • Beaverton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
      • Beaverton is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <1>
    • Sulligent
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulligent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulligent
      • Sulligent is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulligent <1>
    • Vernon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <1>
    • Detroit
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
      • Detroit is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <1>
    • Hightogy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bedford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bedford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
      • Bedford is located in Lamar County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bedford
      • From Winfield to Bedford
    • Kennedy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
      • Kennedy is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
    • Millport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
      • Millport is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millport <1>
    • Fernbank
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fernbank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
      • Fernbank is located in Lamar County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fernbank
      • From Winfield to Fernbank
  • Tuscaloosa County
    • New Lexington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Walker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winfield, with the one closest to Winfield listed first.
    • Eldridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Kansas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Carbon Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Slicklizzard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Nauvoo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Prospect
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prospect. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
      • Prospect is located in Walker County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Prospect
      • From Winfield to Prospect
    • Townley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
      • Townley is located in Walker County
    • Saragossa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saragossa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
      • Saragossa is located in Walker County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saragossa
      • From Winfield to Saragossa
    • Corona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Patton Junction ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgil
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgil. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
      • Edgil is located in Walker County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edgil
      • From Winfield to Edgil
    • Coal Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Patton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Winston County
  • Monroe County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winfield, with the one closest to Winfield listed first.
    • Gattman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gattman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
      • Gattman is located in Monroe County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Riggins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Splunge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Splunge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
      • Splunge is located in Monroe County (MS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Splunge
      • From Winfield to Splunge
    • Greenwood Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Winfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winfield.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Harmony Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Winfield City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winfield City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winfield City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goodwater Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodwater Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riley Baccus Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riley Baccus Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riley Baccus Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marion County Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marion County Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marion County Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Siloam Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Siloam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Siloam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Musgrove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Musgrove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Musgrove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moss Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Logan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hodge Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodge Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodge Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (679 more) ...
    • Union Chapel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Vaughn Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Winfield had a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Winfield had a population of 4,559 people.

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

  • Glen Allen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wayside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
    • Wayside is located in Fayette County
  • Guin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Texas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
    • Texas is located in Marion County
  • Gold Mine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine
    • Gold Mine is located in Marion County
  • Stinson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
    • Stinson is located in Marion County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Stinson
    • From Winfield to Stinson
  • Pikeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pikeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
    • Pikeville is located in Marion County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pikeville
    • From Winfield to Pikeville
  • Eldridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Beaverton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
    • Beaverton is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <1>
  • Pearce's Mills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearce's Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce's Mills
    • Pearce's Mills is located in Marion County
  • Kansas
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Moscow
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Moscow is located in Lamar County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Winfield ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winfield.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Winfield. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Winfield and those printed in the larger area surrounding Winfield.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5> of Winfield.

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 Winfield:

The official website for Winfield: www.winfieldcity.org/

The official website for Marion County: www.sonet.net/marioncounty/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Winfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Winfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Winfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9291, Longitude: -87.8168    









 

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