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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 Alabama (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 Alabama. 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 and 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.

Alabama is located in Genesee County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Genesee County: Erie, Livingston, Monroe, Orleans & Wyoming.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Alabama ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alabama.

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 Alabama covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Alabama Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alabama Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alabama Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reed Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Long House Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long House Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long House Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Four Corners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Four Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Four Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nichols Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stone Schoolhouse Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Schoolhouse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Schoolhouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakfield - Alabama Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakfield - Alabama Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakfield - Alabama Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Weatherwax Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weatherwax Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weatherwax Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Swart Culver Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swart Culver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swart Culver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fletcher Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fletcher Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fletcher Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Letts Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Letts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Letts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Indian Falls Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Falls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Falls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • North Pembroke Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Pembroke Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Pembroke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 Alabama had a population of 177 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Wheatville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • South Alabama
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Alabama have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Alabama
    • South Alabama is located in Genesee County
  • Indian Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • West Shelby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shelby
    • West Shelby is located in Orleans County
  • North Pembroke
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • East Shelby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shelby
    • East Shelby is located in Orleans County
  • Wolcottsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolcottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsville
    • Wolcottsville is located in Niagara County
  • Akron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pembroke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
    • Pembroke is located in Genesee County
  • West Barre
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Shelby Basin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby Basin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Basin
    • Shelby Basin is located in Orleans County
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    • East Pembroke
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pembroke
      • East Pembroke is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Pembroke <1>
    • Millville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Millville is located in Orleans County
    • Medina
      (8 miles [12.9 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 Alabama. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alabama.

Newspapers Published in Alabama ...

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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alabama.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alabama, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alabama.

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 either 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 Alabama:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alabama. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Genesee County: www.co.genesee.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.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>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.
<3>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.
<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 Alabama, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Alabama) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alabama. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0964, Longitude: -78.3910    









 

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