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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 Bryant 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 Bryant 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 Bryant 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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Bryant Landing: Bryant Lndg. (or less commonly used: Bryant 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 and 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.

Bryant Landing is located in Baldwin 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 Baldwin County: Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington & Escambia (FL).

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

  • Baldwin County     (The home county of Bryant Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bryant Landing, with the one closest to Bryant Landing listed first.
    • Latham
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Latham is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • Stockton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Tensaw
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
    • Bay Minette
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Perdido
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Blacksher
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
    • Whitehouse Forks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Whitehouse Forks is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Forks
    • Little River
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Phillipsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
    • Bromley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Bromley is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
    • Stapleton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Spanish Fort
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Park City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Park City is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bryant Landing, with the one closest to Bryant Landing listed first.
    • Carlton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Rockville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Rockville is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Alma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Alma is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Gainestown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
  • Escambia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bryant Landing, with the one closest to Bryant Landing listed first.
    • Atmore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Huxford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Huxford is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
  • Mobile County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bryant Landing, with the one closest to Bryant Landing listed first.
    • Chastang
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Chastang is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
    • Mount Vernon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Movico
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Movico is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
    • Barry Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Barry Village is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
    • Bucks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Calvert
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Axis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Axis is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
    • Creola
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • Satsuma
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Saraland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Chunchula
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Chunchula is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
    • Citronelle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Gulfcrest
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bryant Landing, with the one closest to Bryant Landing listed first.
    • Mount Pleasant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Uriah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bryant Landing, with the one closest to Bryant Landing listed first.
    • Malcolm
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Malcolm is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Fairford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
    • McIntosh
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sims Chapel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
    • Hawthorn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Hawthorn is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
    • Sunflower
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Sunflower is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
    • Seaboard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Seaboard is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
    • Prestwick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Prestwick is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
    • Wagarville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Deer Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Deer Park is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Carson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Carson is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Bassetts Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
  • Escambia County (FL)

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

Cemeteries Near Bryant Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bryant 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 Bryant Landing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lancaster Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Richerson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Richerson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Stockton Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Morningstar Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dean Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Roper Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Seymour Bluff Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Gentry Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Smiths Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Little St. Louis Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (200 more) ...
    • Dixie Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tensaw Memorial Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Calvert Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvert Cemetery is located in Calvert.

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.<2>

While we didn't find Bryant Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bryant Landing.

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

  • Stockton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Latham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Latham is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
  • Mount Vernon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Chastang
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Chastang is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
  • Tensaw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
  • Calvert
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • D'Olive
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • D'Olive is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Olive
  • Bay Minette
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Carney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Carney is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
  • Creola
    (13 miles [20.9 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
  • Perdido
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Blacksher
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Fairford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
    • McIntosh
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Little River
      (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 Bryant Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bryant Landing.

Newspapers Published in Bryant 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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bryant Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bryant 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 Bryant 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 Bryant Landing:

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>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 Bryant Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Bryant Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.