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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 Betts Lower 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 Betts Lower 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 Betts Lower 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 occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Betts Lower Landing: Betts Lower Lndg. (or less commonly used: Betts Lower Lndng.)
  • While the name of this community is Betts Lower Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Betts Lower Landing may originally have been Bett's Lower Landing.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Betts Lower Landing might be written as Bett Lower Landing.

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 hospitals 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.

Betts Lower Landing is located in Clarke 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 Clarke County: Baldwin, Choctaw, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Washington & Wilcox.

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

  • Clarke County     (The home county of Betts Lower Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Betts Lower Landing, with the one closest to Betts Lower Landing listed first.
    • Carlton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Rockville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Rockville is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Alma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Alma is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Gainestown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
    • Jackson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Barlow Bend
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
    • Walker Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Stave Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
    • Suggsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Suggsville is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
    • Toddtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Toddtown is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
    • Salitpa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Salitpa is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
    • Winn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Winn is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Betts Lower Landing, with the one closest to Betts Lower Landing listed first.
    • Tensaw
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
    • Blacksher
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
    • Latham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Latham is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • Little River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Stockton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Perdido
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bay Minette
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Phillipsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
    • Whitehouse Forks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Whitehouse Forks is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Forks
  • Escambia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Betts Lower Landing, with the one closest to Betts Lower Landing listed first.
    • Huxford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Huxford is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
    • Atmore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Mobile County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Betts Lower Landing, with the one closest to Betts Lower Landing listed first.
    • Calvert
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Mount Vernon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Movico
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Movico is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
    • Chastang
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Chastang is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
    • Barry Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Barry Village is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
    • Bucks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Axis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Axis is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
    • Creola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Creola is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
    • Citronelle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Gulfcrest
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
    • Satsuma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Chunchula
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Chunchula is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Betts Lower Landing, with the one closest to Betts Lower Landing listed first.
    • Mount Pleasant
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Uriah
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Goodway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Goodway is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
    • Megargel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Megargel is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
    • Perdue Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
    • Claiborne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Claiborne is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
    • Frisco City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Betts Lower Landing, with the one closest to Betts Lower Landing listed first.
    • Malcolm
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Malcolm is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • McIntosh
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Fairford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
    • Sunflower
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunflower is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
    • Hawthorn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hawthorn is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
    • Sims Chapel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
    • Prestwick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Prestwick is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
    • Carson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Carson is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Wagarville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bassetts Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
    • Leroy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Leroy is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Seaboard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Seaboard is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
  • Escambia County (FL)

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

Cemeteries Near Betts Lower Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Betts Lower 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.

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 Betts Lower Landing - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Betts Lower Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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 Betts Lower Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Betts Lower Landing.

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

  • Tensaw
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
  • Blacksher
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
  • Latham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Latham is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
  • Little River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Calvert
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • McIntosh
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Fairford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Fairford is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
  • Mount Vernon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Stockton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Sunflower
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunflower is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
  • Chastang
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Chastang is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sims Chapel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
    • Wagar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Wagar is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagar
    • Gainestown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown

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

Newspapers Published in Betts Lower 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 Betts Lower Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Betts Lower Landing, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Betts Lower Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Betts Lower Landing:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Betts Lower Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Betts Lower Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.