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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 Clevelands Ferry (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 Clevelands Ferry. 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 Clevelands Ferry ...

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.

While the name of this community is Clevelands Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Clevelands Ferry may originally have been Cleveland's Ferry.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Clevelands Ferry might be written as Cleveland Ferry.

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.

Clevelands Ferry is located in Mobile 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 Mobile County: Baldwin, Washington, George (MS), Greene (MS) & Jackson (MS).

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

  • Mobile County     (The home county of Clevelands Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clevelands Ferry, with the one closest to Clevelands Ferry listed first.
    • Chickasaw
      (Less than 2 miles 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 <3>
    • Prichard
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Saraland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <3>
    • Eight Mile
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • 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 <3>
    • Satsuma
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • 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 <3>
    • Mobile
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Creola
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Country Club Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Village
      • Country Club Village is located in Mobile County
    • Axis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
      • Axis is located in Mobile County
    • Semmes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Chunchula
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
      • Chunchula is located in Mobile County
    • Tillmans Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
      • Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County
    • Barry Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • 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
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clevelands Ferry, with the one closest to Clevelands Ferry listed first.
    • Spanish Fort
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bromley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Park City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <3>
    • Stapleton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Montrose
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bay Minette
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Stockton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairhope
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Loxley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <3>
    • Point Clear
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Point Clear. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Clear
      • Point Clear is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Clear <3>
    • Latham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Latham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
      • Latham is located in Baldwin County
    • Clay City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
      • Clay City is located in Baldwin County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clevelands Ferry, with the one closest to Clevelands Ferry listed first.
    • Fairford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
    • Malcolm
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
      • Malcolm is located in Washington County
    • Sims Chapel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
      • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
  • George County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clevelands Ferry, with the one closest to Clevelands Ferry listed first.
    • Howell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
      • Howell is located in George County (MS)
    • Agricola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Greene County (MS)
    • Brown Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
      • Brown Town is located in Greene County (MS)
  • Jackson County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clevelands Ferry, with the one closest to Clevelands Ferry listed first.
    • Hurley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
      • Hurley is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <3>
    • Big Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
      • Big Point is located in Jackson County (MS)

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

Cemeteries Near Clevelands Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clevelands Ferry.

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

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

  • Myers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baileys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baileys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baileys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Saraland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saraland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saraland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whistler Colored Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whistler Colored Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whistler Colored Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elam Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whispering Pines Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whispering Pines Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whispering Pines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whistler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whistler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whistler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prichard Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prichard Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prichard Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Plateau Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plateau Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plateau Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Gethsemane Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Gethsemane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Gethsemane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wolf Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (218 more) ...
    • Newell Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newell Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newell Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gethsemane Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • St. Austin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Austin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25954 <5>

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.<6>

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

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

  • Whistler
    (2 miles [3.2 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
  • Prichard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Plateau
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Kushla
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kushla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kushla
    • Kushla is located in Mobile County
  • Mobile
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Spring Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Spring Hill is located in Mobile County
  • Creola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Oak Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Mobile County
  • Cox
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
    • Cox is located in Mobile County
  • Bromley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Chunchula
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
    • Chunchula is located in Mobile County
  • Daphne
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <3>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Theodore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Theodore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodore
      • Theodore is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Theodore <3>
    • Montrose
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • D'Olive
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • 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

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

Newspapers Published in Clevelands Ferry ...

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 139 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clevelands Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clevelands Ferry, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clevelands Ferry.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Clevelands Ferry:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clevelands Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mobile County: www.mobilecounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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 Clevelands Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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- Clevelands Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clevelands Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7821, Longitude: -88.0717       In this case, the coordinates for Clevelands Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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