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 Coden (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 Coden. 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 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.
Coden is located in Mobile 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 Mobile County: Baldwin, Washington, George (MS), Greene (MS) & Jackson (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Coden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coden:
- Mobile County (The home county of Coden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coden, with the one closest to Coden listed first.
- Bayou La Batre
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alabama Port
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alabama Port is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Port
- Irvington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Elmo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Mon Louis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mon Louis is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mon Louis
- Grand Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefontaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefontaine is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
- Theodore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dauphin Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dauphin Island is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dauphin Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
- Fort Gaines ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Gaines is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gaines
- Tillmans Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
- Country Club Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Country Club Village is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Village
- Baldwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coden, with the one closest to Coden listed first.
- Fort Morgan ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Point Clear
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fairhope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yupon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Yupon is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yupon
- Clay City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clay City is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Gasque
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Marlow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Marlow is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Daphne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Park City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Park City is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Magnolia Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Spanish Fort
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- George County (MS)
- Howell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Howell is located in George County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Jackson County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coden, with the one closest to Coden listed first.
- Orange Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Orange Grove is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Eastside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Eastside is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside
- Helena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Helena is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Moss Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Escatawpa
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Pascagoula
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Big Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Big Point is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
- Coll Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coll Town is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
- Hurley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gautier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Martin Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coden, see our County-by-County Page for Coden.
Cemeteries Near Coden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coden.
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 Coden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coden, with the one closest to Coden listed first.
- Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oddfellows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dorlon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- English Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alabama Port Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reeds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Piner McGrew Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lundy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (141 more) ...
- Grand Bay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Coden had a population of 51 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coden, with the one closest to Coden listed first.
- Bayou La Batre
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fowl River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fowl River is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowl River
- Fernland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fernland is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernland
- Mon Louis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mon Louis is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mon Louis
- Grand Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Elmo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Theodore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Orange Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Orange Grove is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Moss Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Escatawpa
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Pascagoula
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Point Clear
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cox
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cox is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
- Spring Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Three Rivers
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Three Rivers is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coden.
Newspapers Published in Coden ...
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 140 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coden, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coden.
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 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 Coden:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Mobile County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- George County
- Jackson 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Coden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |