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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 Mud 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 Mud 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 Mud 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 Mud Landing: Mud Lndg. (or less commonly used: Mud 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

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

  • Baldwin County     (The home county of Mud Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mud Landing, with the one closest to Mud Landing listed first.
    • Stockton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bay Minette
      (6 miles [9.7 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>
    • Latham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Bromley
      (12 miles [19.3 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
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Phillipsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
      • Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County
    • Perdido
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Tensaw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Spanish Fort
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Park City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
      • Park City is located in Baldwin County
    • Daphne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daphne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphne
      • Daphne is located in Baldwin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,719 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daphne <1>
    • Blacksher
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
      • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
    • Loxley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • 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>
  • Clarke County
  • Escambia County
    • Atmore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Mobile County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mud Landing, with the one closest to Mud Landing listed first.
    • Axis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
      • Axis is located in Mobile County
    • Creola
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Barry Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Bucks
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Chastang
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
      • Chastang is located in Mobile County
    • Satsuma
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Movico
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
      • Movico is located in Mobile County
    • Mount Vernon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Saraland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saraland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Chickasaw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickasaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
      • Chickasaw is located in Mobile County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,659 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chickasaw <1>
    • Calvert
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Prichard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Eight Mile
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eight Mile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Mile
      • Eight Mile is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eight Mile <1>
  • Monroe County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • 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 Mud Landing, with the one closest to Mud Landing listed first.
    • Fairford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
    • Malcolm
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
      • Malcolm is located in Washington County
    • McIntosh
      (25 miles [40.2 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
      • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
    • Hawthorn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
  • Escambia County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mud Landing, with the one closest to Mud Landing listed first.
    • Walnut Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Barrineau Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrineau Park
      • Barrineau Park is located in Escambia County (FL)

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

Newspapers Published in Mud 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 142 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mud Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mud Landing, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mud Landing.

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 either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mud Landing:

Cemeteries Near Mud Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mud 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 Mud Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Stockton Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stockton Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stockton Memorial Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
  • Stanmyer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanmyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanmyer Cemetery
  • Richerson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richerson Cemetery
  • Richerson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richerson Cemetery
  • Smiths Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smiths Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smiths Cemetery
  • Douglasville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglasville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglasville Cemetery
  • Bay Minette Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bay Minette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay Minette Cemetery
  • Little St. Louis Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little St. Louis Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little St. Louis Church Cemetery
  • Cain Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cain Cemetery
  • Lancaster Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Creola Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Creola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creola Cemetery
  • Continue List   (204 more) ...
    • Westview Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westview Cemetery
    • Dean Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dean Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dean Cemetery
    • Baldwin Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baldwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwin 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 Mud Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mud Landing.

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

  • Stockton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • D'Olive
    (6 miles [9.7 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
    (6 miles [9.7 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>
  • Creola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Carney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Latham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Chastang
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
    • Chastang is located in Mobile County
  • Bromley
    (12 miles [19.3 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
  • Mount Vernon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Perdido
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Tensaw
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Whistler
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whistler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
    • Whistler is located in Mobile County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Prichard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Plateau
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plateau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
      • Plateau is located in Mobile County
    • Calvert
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mud 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>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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mud Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mud Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9246, Longitude: -87.8758       In this case, the coordinates for Mud 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 Mud Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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