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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 Creola (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 Creola. 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 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.

Creola 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 Creola. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Creola:

  • Mobile County     (The home county of Creola)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Creola, with the one closest to Creola listed first.
    • Axis
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Axis is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
    • Satsuma
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saraland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Barry Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Barry Village is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
    • Bucks
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Chickasaw
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Chastang
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Chastang is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
    • Eight Mile
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Prichard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chunchula
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Chunchula is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
    • Movico
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Movico is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
    • Mount Vernon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Mobile
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Creola, with the one closest to Creola listed first.
    • Stockton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitehouse Forks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitehouse Forks is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Forks
    • Bromley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bromley is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
    • Bay Minette
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Spanish Fort
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Stapleton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Latham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Latham is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • Park City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Park City is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Daphne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Phillipsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
    • Tensaw
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
    • Montrose
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Loxley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Creola, with the one closest to Creola listed first.
    • Fairford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
    • Malcolm
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Malcolm is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Sims Chapel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
    • McIntosh
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • Hawthorn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Hawthorn is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
  • Escambia County (FL)
  • George County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Creola, with the one closest to Creola listed first.
    • Howell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Howell is located in George County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Agricola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Greene County (MS)
    • Brown Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Brown Town is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town

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

Cemeteries Near Creola ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Creola.

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 Creola - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Creola Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Baldwin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Little St. Louis Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Satsuma Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Smiths Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Baileys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Saraland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mauvilla Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Myers Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Turnerville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (218 more) ...
    • Seymour Bluff Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Westview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Creola had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Creola had a population of 2,032 people.

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

  • Oak Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Oak Grove is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Kushla
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kushla is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kushla
  • Whistler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Whistler is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
  • Chastang
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Chastang is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
  • Prichard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Plateau
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Plateau is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
  • Stockton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chunchula
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Chunchula is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
  • D'Olive
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • D'Olive is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Olive
  • Mount Vernon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Mobile
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Bromley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bromley is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bay Minette
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Spring Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Hill is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Cox
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Cox is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox

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

Newspapers Published in Creola ...

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 142 newspapers that have been published in the area around Creola.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Creola, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Creola.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Creola:

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 Creola, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Creola) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.