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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 Fort Stoddard (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 Fort Stoddard. 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 Fort Stoddard ...

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 Fort Stoddard: Ft. Stoddard

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 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.

Fort Stoddard is located in Mobile 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 Mobile County: Baldwin, Washington, George (MS), Greene (MS) & Jackson (MS).

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

  • Mobile County     (The home county of Fort Stoddard)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Stoddard, with the one closest to Fort Stoddard listed first.
    • Mount Vernon
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Movico
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
      • Movico is located in Mobile County
    • Calvert
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chastang
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
      • Chastang is located in Mobile County
    • Bucks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Barry Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
      • Barry Village is located in Mobile County
    • Axis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
      • Axis is located in Mobile County
    • Creola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
      • Creola is located in Mobile County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
    • Citronelle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Gulfcrest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
      • Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County
    • Satsuma
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satsuma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satsuma
      • Satsuma is located in Mobile County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Satsuma <1>
    • Chunchula
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
      • Chunchula is located in Mobile County
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Stoddard, with the one closest to Fort Stoddard listed first.
    • Latham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Stockton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tensaw
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Blacksher
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
      • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
    • Little River
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bay Minette
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Perdido
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Phillipsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
      • Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County
    • Bromley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Stapleton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Spanish Fort
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Stoddard, with the one closest to Fort Stoddard listed first.
    • Carlton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Clarke County
    • Alma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Clarke County
    • Gainestown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
      • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
    • Jackson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
  • Escambia County
    • Atmore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Monroe County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Stoddard, with the one closest to Fort Stoddard listed first.
    • Malcolm
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
      • Malcolm is located in Washington County
    • Fairford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
    • McIntosh
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
      • McIntosh is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <1>
    • Sims Chapel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
      • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
    • Hawthorn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawthorn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
      • Hawthorn is located in Washington County
    • Sunflower
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
      • Sunflower is located in Washington County
    • Seaboard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaboard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
      • Seaboard is located in Washington County
    • Deer Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
      • Deer Park is located in Washington County
    • Wagarville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Prestwick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
      • Prestwick is located in Washington County
    • Tibbie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
      • Tibbie is located in Washington County
    • Vinegar Bend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
      • Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County
  • Greene County (MS)
    • Brown Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
      • Brown Town is located in Greene County (MS)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Fort Stoddard ...

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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Stoddard.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Fort Stoddard. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Fort Stoddard and those printed in the larger area surrounding Fort Stoddard.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> of Fort Stoddard.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Fort Stoddard:

Cemeteries Near Fort Stoddard ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort Stoddard.

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

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

  • Morningstar Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morningstar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morningstar Cemetery
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
  • Roper Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roper Cemetery
  • Calvert Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvert Cemetery is located in Calvert.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvert Cemetery
  • Calvert Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvert Cemetery
  • Seymour Bluff Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seymour Bluff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seymour Bluff Cemetery
  • Malcolm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malcolm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malcolm Cemetery
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
  • Big John Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big John Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Byrd Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byrd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byrd Cemetery
  • Continue List   (208 more) ...
    • Lancaster Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lancaster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lancaster Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Little Chestang Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Chestang Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Chestang 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.<4>

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

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

  • Mount Vernon
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Calvert
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chastang
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
    • Chastang is located in Mobile County
  • Fairford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
    • Fairford is located in Washington County
  • Latham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Stockton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • McIntosh
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
    • McIntosh is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <1>
  • Tensaw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Sims Chapel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
    • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
  • Creola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
    • Creola is located in Mobile County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
  • Citronelle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Blacksher
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
    • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Chunchula
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
      • Chunchula is located in Mobile County
    • D'Olive
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Bay Minette
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>

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

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

The official website for Mobile County: www.mobilecounty.org/

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fort Stoddard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Stoddard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0999, Longitude: -87.9792       In this case, the coordinates for Fort Stoddard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Fort Stoddard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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