Our Genealogy Helper
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 Cedar Grove (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 Cedar Grove. 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 Cedar Grove ...
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.
Another variation: Cedargrove.
- A typical abbreviation for Cedar Grove: Cedar Grv.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Cedar Grove 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 Cedar Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedar Grove:
- Baldwin County (The home county of Cedar Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Gasque
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gasque have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Oyster Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Bay
- Oyster Bay is located in Baldwin County
- Gulf Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Shores
- Gulf Shores is located in Baldwin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,166 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulf Shores <2>
- Bon Secour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Secour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Magnolia Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yupon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yupon
- Yupon is located in Baldwin County
- Fort Morgan ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Morgan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Morgan
- Fort Morgan is located in Baldwin County
- Former name for Fort Morgan:
- Fort Bowyer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Morgan <2>
- Foley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Beach
- Orange Beach is located in Baldwin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Beach <2>
- Clay City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Clay City is located in Baldwin County
- Point Clear
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Clear have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Elberta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elberta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
- Elberta is located in Baldwin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elberta <2>
- Summerdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Mobile County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Fort Gaines ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Gaines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gaines
- Fort Gaines is located in Mobile County
- Dauphin Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dauphin Island
- Dauphin Island is located in Mobile County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
- Alabama Port
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alabama Port have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Port
- Alabama Port is located in Mobile County
- Mon Louis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mon Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mon Louis
- Mon Louis is located in Mobile County
- Bellefontaine
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
- Bellefontaine is located in Mobile County
- Coden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coden
- Coden is located in Mobile County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coden <2>
- Bayou La Batre
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou La Batre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Theodore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Theodore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Irvington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Saint Elmo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County
- Tillmans Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
- Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County
- Escambia County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Gulf Beach Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Beach Heights
- Gulf Beach Heights is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Gulf Beach ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Beach
- Gulf Beach is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Perdido Key
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cedar Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Cedar Grove.
Newspapers Published in Cedar Grove ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Grove, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedar Grove.
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 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 Cedar Grove:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Baldwin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Mobile County
- Escambia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Cemeteries Near Cedar Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Grove.
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 Cedar Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Shell Banks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Miller Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oyster Bay Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Benton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fishermans Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Witt - Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peters Episcopal Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Swift Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cook Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cook Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2400875 <4>
- Pleasant View Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brook Cedron Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brook Cedron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brook Cedron Cemetery
- Continue List (55 more) ...
- Pine Rest Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Rest Cemetery
- Timney South River Park Community Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Timney South River Park Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Timney South River Park Community Cemetery
- Dauphin Island Community Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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.<6>
While we didn't find Cedar Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cedar Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Gasque
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gasque have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Bon Secour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Secour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Magnolia Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Swift
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Swift is located in Baldwin County
- Marlow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Marlow is located in Baldwin County
- Point Clear
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Clear have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Josephine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josephine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Josephine is located in Baldwin County
- Mon Louis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mon Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mon Louis
- Mon Louis is located in Mobile County
- Montrose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Perdido Key
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fowl River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowl River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowl River
- Fowl River is located in Mobile County
- Coden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coden
- Coden is located in Mobile County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coden <2>
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Daphne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daphne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Rosinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosinton
- Rosinton is located in Baldwin County
- Bayou La Batre
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou La Batre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cedar Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedar Grove.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cedar Grove. 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> | 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. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | 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- Cedar Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2446, Longitude: -87.8392 In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Grove 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> | 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. |
<6> | 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 Cedar Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |