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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 Island Landing (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 Island Landing. 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 Island Landing ...

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 Island Landing: Island Lndg. (or less commonly used: Island Lndng.)

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 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.

Island Landing 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 Island Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Island Landing:

  • Baldwin County     (The home county of Island Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Island Landing, with the one closest to Island Landing listed first.
    • Latham
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
      • Latham is located in Baldwin County
    • Stockton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Tensaw
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tensaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
      • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
    • Bay Minette
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Minette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Blacksher
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
      • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
    • Perdido
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Little River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Phillipsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
      • Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County
    • Bromley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bromley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
      • Bromley is located in Baldwin County
    • Stapleton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Spanish Fort
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Park City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
      • Park City is located in Baldwin County
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Island Landing, with the one closest to Island Landing listed first.
    • Carlton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Rockville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Clarke County
    • Gainestown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
      • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
    • Alma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Clarke County
    • Barlow Bend
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barlow Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
      • Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
  • Escambia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Island Landing, with the one closest to Island Landing listed first.
    • Atmore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Huxford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
      • Huxford is located in Escambia County
  • Mobile County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Island Landing, with the one closest to Island Landing listed first.
    • Bucks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Chastang
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
      • Chastang is located in Mobile County
    • Mount Vernon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Movico
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
      • Movico is located in Mobile County
    • Barry Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
      • Barry Village is located in Mobile County
    • Calvert
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Axis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
      • Axis is located in Mobile County
    • Creola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Satsuma
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satsuma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Saraland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saraland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saraland
      • Saraland is located in Mobile County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saraland <2>
    • Chunchula
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
      • Chunchula is located in Mobile County
    • Citronelle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Island Landing, with the one closest to Island Landing listed first.
    • Mount Pleasant
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
    • Uriah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Island Landing, with the one closest to Island Landing listed first.
    • Malcolm
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
      • Malcolm is located in Washington County
    • Fairford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
    • McIntosh
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Sims Chapel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
      • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
    • Hawthorn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawthorn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
      • Hawthorn is located in Washington County
    • Sunflower
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
      • Sunflower is located in Washington County
    • Seaboard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaboard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
      • Seaboard is located in Washington County
    • Prestwick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
      • Prestwick is located in Washington County
    • Wagarville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Deer Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
      • Deer Park is located in Washington County
    • Bassetts Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassetts Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
      • Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
  • Escambia County (FL)

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

Newspapers Published in Island Landing ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Island Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Island Landing, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Island Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Island Landing:

Cemeteries Near Island Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Island Landing.

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

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

  • Lancaster Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lancaster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lancaster Cemetery
  • Richerson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richerson Cemetery
  • Richerson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richerson Cemetery
  • Stockton Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stockton Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stockton Memorial Cemetery
  • Dean Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dean Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dean Cemetery
  • Gentry Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gentry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gentry Cemetery
  • Morningstar Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morningstar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morningstar Cemetery
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
  • Seymour Bluff Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seymour Bluff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seymour Bluff Cemetery
  • Roper Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roper Cemetery
  • Smiths Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smiths Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smiths Cemetery
  • Dixie Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixie Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixie Church Cemetery
  • Continue List   (193 more) ...
    • Tensaw Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tensaw Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tensaw Memorial Cemetery
    • Bryars McGill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryars McGill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryars McGill Cemetery
    • McGill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGill 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 Island Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Island Landing.

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

  • Latham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • Latham is located in Baldwin County
  • Stockton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Tensaw
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tensaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
    • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
  • Mount Vernon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Chastang
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
    • Chastang is located in Mobile County
  • Calvert
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bay Minette
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Minette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Carney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
    • Carney is located in Baldwin County
  • D'Olive
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for D'Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Olive
    • D'Olive is located in Baldwin County
  • Blacksher
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
    • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
  • Creola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Perdido
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Fairford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
    • Little River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • McIntosh
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Island Landing. 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Island Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Island Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0524, Longitude: -87.8650       In this case, the coordinates for Island Landing 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 Island Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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