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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 Briar Lake Estates (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 Briar Lake Estates. 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 Briar Lake Estates ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Briar Lake Estates: Briar Lk. Ests.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Briar Lake Estates is located in Escambia 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 Escambia County: Baldwin, Conecuh, Covington, Monroe, Escambia (FL), Okaloosa (FL) & Santa Rosa (FL).

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

  • Escambia County     (The home county of Briar Lake Estates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briar Lake Estates, with the one closest to Briar Lake Estates listed first.
    • Atmore
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Flomaton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Huxford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
      • Huxford is located in Escambia County
    • Hammac
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
      • Hammac is located in Escambia County
    • Pollard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
      • Pollard is located in Escambia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Brewton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • East Brewton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brewton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brewton
      • East Brewton is located in Escambia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,326 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Brewton <1>
    • Riverview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in Escambia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briar Lake Estates, with the one closest to Briar Lake Estates listed first.
    • Perdido
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Phillipsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
      • Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County
    • Bay Minette
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Minette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Minette
      • Bay Minette is located in Baldwin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,509 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Minette <1>
    • Blacksher
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
      • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
    • Tensaw
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tensaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
      • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
    • Latham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
      • Latham is located in Baldwin County
    • Little River
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Stockton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Stapleton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bromley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Loxley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <1>
  • Conecuh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briar Lake Estates, with the one closest to Briar Lake Estates listed first.
    • Range
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
      • Range is located in Conecuh County
    • Lenox
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
      • Lenox is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenox <1>
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briar Lake Estates, with the one closest to Briar Lake Estates listed first.
    • Uriah
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Goodway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
      • Goodway is located in Monroe County
    • Megargel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
      • Megargel is located in Monroe County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
    • Excel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Excel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
      • Excel is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Frisco City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Escambia County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briar Lake Estates, with the one closest to Briar Lake Estates listed first.
    • Walnut Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Byrneville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
      • Byrneville is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • Century
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
      • Century is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,873 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Century <1>
    • McDavid
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDavid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
      • McDavid is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • Pine Barren
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Barren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
      • Pine Barren is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • Barrineau Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrineau Park
      • Barrineau Park is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • Molino
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Muscogee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
      • Muscogee is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • Cantonment
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Santa Rosa County (FL)
    • Jay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
      • Jay is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Briar Lake Estates ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Briar Lake Estates.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Briar Lake Estates, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Briar Lake Estates.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Briar Lake Estates:

Cemeteries Near Briar Lake Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Briar Lake Estates.

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 Briar Lake Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Serenity Garden Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lucy Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucy Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucy Hill Cemetery
  • Hall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
  • Freewill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freewill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freewill Cemetery
  • Canoe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canoe Cemetery
  • Freemanville Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freemanville Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freemanville Church Cemetery
  • Robinsonville Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinsonville Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinsonville Church Cemetery
  • Nokomis Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nokomis Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nokomis Church Cemetery
  • Antioch Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bowman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowman Cemetery
  • Sullivan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sullivan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sullivan Cemetery
  • Continue List   (150 more) ...
    • Walnut Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Dutch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dutch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutch Cemetery
    • Halls Fork Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Perdido
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bluff Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
    • Bluff Springs is located in Escambia County (FL)
  • Flomaton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • McDavid
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDavid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
    • McDavid is located in Escambia County (FL)
  • Carney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
    • Carney is located in Baldwin County
  • Pine Barren
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Barren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
    • Pine Barren is located in Escambia County (FL)
  • Hammac
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
    • Hammac is located in Escambia County
  • Pollard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
    • Pollard is located in Escambia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Bay Minette
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Minette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Minette
    • Bay Minette is located in Baldwin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,509 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Minette <1>
  • D'Olive
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for D'Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Olive
    • D'Olive is located in Baldwin County
  • Gateswood
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gateswood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateswood
    • Gateswood is located in Baldwin County
  • Molino
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Chumuckla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chumuckla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chumuckla
      • Chumuckla is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
    • Wallace
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
      • Wallace is located in Escambia County
    • Blacksher
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
      • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County

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

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

The official website for Escambia County: www.co.escambia.al.us/

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>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- Briar Lake Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Briar Lake Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0002, Longitude: -87.4805       In this case, the coordinates for Briar Lake Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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 Briar Lake Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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