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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 Battles Wharf (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 Battles Wharf. 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.

Name Variations for Battles Wharf ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

While the name of this community is Battles Wharf, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Battles Wharf may originally have been Battle's Wharf.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Battles Wharf might be written as Battle Wharf.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Battles Wharf is located in Baldwin 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 Baldwin County: Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington & Escambia (FL).

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

  • Baldwin County     (The home county of Battles Wharf)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Battles Wharf, with the one closest to Battles Wharf listed first.
    • Point Clear
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Clear have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Clear
      • Point Clear is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Clear <3>
    • Fairhope
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Montrose
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Clay City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
      • Clay City is located in Baldwin County
    • Yupon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yupon
      • Yupon is located in Baldwin County
    • Daphne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daphne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphne
      • Daphne is located in Baldwin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,719 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daphne <3>
    • Park City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
      • Park City is located in Baldwin County
    • Silverhill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverhill
      • Silverhill is located in Baldwin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverhill <3>
    • Magnolia Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Spanish Fort
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Robertsdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
      • Robertsdale is located in Baldwin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,030 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robertsdale <3>
    • Summerdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
      • Summerdale is located in Baldwin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerdale <3>
    • Loxley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loxley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loxley
      • Loxley is located in Baldwin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loxley <3>
  • Mobile County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Battles Wharf, with the one closest to Battles Wharf listed first.
    • Bellefontaine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
      • Bellefontaine is located in Mobile County
    • Mon Louis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mon Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mon Louis
      • Mon Louis is located in Mobile County
    • Alabama Port
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alabama Port have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Port
      • Alabama Port is located in Mobile County
    • Mobile
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tillmans Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
      • Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County
    • Theodore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Theodore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodore
      • Theodore is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Theodore <3>
    • Irvington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
      • Irvington is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <3>
    • Country Club Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Village
      • Country Club Village is located in Mobile County
    • Prichard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Dauphin Island
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dauphin Island
      • Dauphin Island is located in Mobile County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
    • Fort Gaines ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Gaines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gaines
      • Fort Gaines is located in Mobile County
    • Saint Elmo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
      • Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County
    • Bayou La Batre
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou La Batre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou La Batre
      • Bayou La Batre is located in Mobile County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayou La Batre <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Battles Wharf ...

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 143 newspapers that have been published in the area around Battles Wharf.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Battles Wharf, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Battles Wharf.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Battles Wharf:

Cemeteries Near Battles Wharf ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Battles Wharf.

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

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

  • Twin Beach Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twin Beach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twin Beach Cemetery
  • Confederate Rest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Confederate Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Confederate Rest Cemetery
  • Fairhope Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairhope Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairhope Memorial Gardens
  • Fairhope Colony Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairhope Colony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairhope Colony Cemetery
  • Friends Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
  • Montrose Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montrose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montrose Cemetery
  • Brook Cedron Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brook Cedron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brook Cedron Cemetery
  • Timney South River Park Community Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Timney South River Park Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Timney South River Park Community Cemetery
  • Belforest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Christ the King Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ the King Cemetery
  • D'Olive Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the D'Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the D'Olive Cemetery
  • Silverhill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silverhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silverhill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (156 more) ...
    • Boudans Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boudans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Boudans Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Bellefontaine
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boudans Cemetery
    • Mathis Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mathis Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Bellefontaine
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathis Cemetery
    • Malbis Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malbis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malbis Cemetery

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.<5>

While we didn't find Battles Wharf in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Battles Wharf.

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

  • Point Clear
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Clear have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Clear
    • Point Clear is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Clear <3>
  • Montrose
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Marlow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
    • Marlow is located in Baldwin County
  • Daphne
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daphne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphne
    • Daphne is located in Baldwin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,719 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daphne <3>
  • Mon Louis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mon Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mon Louis
    • Mon Louis is located in Mobile County
  • Magnolia Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cox
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
    • Cox is located in Mobile County
  • Fowl River
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowl River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowl River
    • Fowl River is located in Mobile County
  • Mobile
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Theodore
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Theodore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodore
    • Theodore is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Theodore <3>
  • Rosinton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosinton
    • Rosinton is located in Baldwin County
  • Bon Secour
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Secour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Secour
    • Bon Secour is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bon Secour <3>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bromley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bromley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
      • Bromley is located in Baldwin County
    • Gasque
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gasque have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasque
      • Gasque is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gasque <3>
    • Plateau
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plateau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
      • Plateau is located in Mobile County

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

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

The official website for Baldwin County: www.co.baldwin.al.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- Battles Wharf) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Battles Wharf. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4944, Longitude: -87.9278       In this case, the coordinates for Battles Wharf have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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 Battles Wharf, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.









 

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