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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 Perdido (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 Perdido. 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.

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.

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

  • Baldwin County     (The home county of Perdido)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perdido, with the one closest to Perdido listed first.
    • Phillipsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
      • Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County
    • Bay Minette
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Latham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Tensaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Blacksher
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
      • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
    • Little River
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Stapleton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bromley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Loxley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loxley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Spanish Fort
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Daphne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Park City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Perdido, with the one closest to Perdido listed first.
    • Carlton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Barlow Bend
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Gainestown
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Escambia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perdido, with the one closest to Perdido listed first.
    • Atmore
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Huxford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
      • Huxford is located in Escambia County
    • Flomaton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Hammac
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
      • Hammac is located in Escambia County
    • Pollard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
      • Pollard is located in Escambia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Mobile County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perdido, with the one closest to Perdido listed first.
    • Barry Village
      (23 miles [37 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
    • Bucks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Chastang
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
      • Chastang is located in Mobile County
    • Mount Vernon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Movico
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
      • Movico is located in Mobile County
    • Calvert
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Axis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
      • Axis is located in Mobile County
    • Creola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • 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
      (27 miles [43.5 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
      (30 miles [48.3 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>
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perdido, with the one closest to Perdido listed first.
    • Uriah
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Goodway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
      • Goodway is located in Monroe County
    • Megargel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
      • Megargel is located in Monroe County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perdido, with the one closest to Perdido listed first.
    • Malcolm
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
      • Malcolm is located in Washington County
    • Fairford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
    • McIntosh
      (29 miles [46.7 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>
  • Escambia County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perdido, with the one closest to Perdido listed first.
    • Walnut Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Byrneville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
      • Byrneville is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • McDavid
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDavid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
      • McDavid is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • Century
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
      • Century is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,873 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Century <2>
    • Pine Barren
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Barren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
      • Pine Barren is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • Barrineau Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrineau Park
      • Barrineau Park is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • Molino
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Santa Rosa County (FL)
    • Jay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
      • Jay is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Perdido ...

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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Perdido.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Perdido, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Perdido.

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 Perdido:

Cemeteries Near Perdido ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Perdido.

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

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

  • Perdido Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perdido Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perdido Cemetery
  • Sullivan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sullivan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sullivan Cemetery
  • Perdido Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perdido Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perdido Cemetery
  • Bryars McGill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Dutch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dutch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutch Cemetery
  • Antioch Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Nokomis Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nokomis Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nokomis Church Cemetery
  • Halls Fork Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Gentry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Freemanville Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freemanville Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freemanville Church Cemetery
  • Judson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Judson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Judson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (152 more) ...
    • Millers Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millers Cemetery
    • Dean Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Lucy Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucy Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucy Hill 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Perdido had a population of 75 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Carney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Bay Minette
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • D'Olive
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Latham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Tensaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Blacksher
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
    • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
  • Little River
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Gateswood
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gateswood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateswood
    • Gateswood is located in Baldwin County
  • McDavid
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDavid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
    • McDavid is located in Escambia County (FL)
  • Bluff Springs
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
    • Bluff Springs is located in Escambia County (FL)
  • Flomaton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Mount Pleasant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Bromley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Pine Barren
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Barren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
      • Pine Barren is located in Escambia County (FL)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Perdido. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Perdido) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Perdido. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0093, Longitude: -87.6269    
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Perdido, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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