Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Appleton (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 Appleton. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Appleton is located in Escambia County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Escambia County: Baldwin, Conecuh, Covington, Monroe, Escambia (FL), Okaloosa (FL) & Santa Rosa (FL).
Below are the counties that are near Appleton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Appleton:
- Escambia County (The home county of Appleton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Appleton, with the one closest to Appleton listed first.
- Brewton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Brewton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hammac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hammac is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
- Riverview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Pollard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pollard is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Roberts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Flomaton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huxford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Huxford is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
- Atmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bradley is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Butler County
- Garland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Appleton, with the one closest to Appleton listed first.
- Castleberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Lenox
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Range
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Range is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta has also been known as:
- Old Sparta
- Nymph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nymph is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nymph
- Belleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Belleville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- Repton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Evergreen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bermuda
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Brooklyn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Appleton, with the one closest to Appleton listed first.
- Excel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Excel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Goodway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Goodway is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
- Megargel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Megargel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
- Ollie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ollie is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Burnt Corn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- Frisco City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Uriah
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Monroeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mexia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mexia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
- Peterman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Peterman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Pine Orchard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Tunnel Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
- Former name for Tunnel Springs:
- Kempsville
- Perdue Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
- Escambia County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Appleton, with the one closest to Appleton listed first.
- Century
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Byrneville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Byrneville is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
- McDavid
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- McDavid is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
- Okaloosa County (FL)
- Otahite ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Otahite is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
- Santa Rosa County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Appleton, with the one closest to Appleton listed first.
- Jay
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jay is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
- Belandville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Appleton, see our County-by-County Page for Appleton.
Cemeteries Near Appleton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Appleton.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Appleton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Appleton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Appleton, with the one closest to Appleton listed first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hammac Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hanberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Benjamin W. Jernigan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wallace Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Baggett Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (189 more) ...
- Buffington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emmons Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Appleton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Appleton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Appleton, with the one closest to Appleton listed first.
- Kirkland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kirkland is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Wallace
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wallace is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Castleberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Brewton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hammac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hammac is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
- Range
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Range is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta has also been known as:
- Old Sparta
- Pollard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pollard is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Repton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- Belleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Belleville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Boykin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Boykin is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
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- Roberts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Flomaton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Appleton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Appleton.
Newspapers Published in Appleton ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Appleton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Appleton, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Appleton.
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 Appleton:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Escambia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Conecuh County
- Monroe County
- Escambia County
- Okaloosa County
- Santa Rosa County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Appleton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Appleton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |