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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 Dawes Point (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 Dawes Point. 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 Dawes Point ...

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 Dawes Point: Dawes Pt.
  • While the name of this community is Dawes Point, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Dawes Point may originally have been Dawe's Point.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Dawes Point might be written as Dawe Point.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

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

  • Mobile County     (The home county of Dawes Point)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dawes Point, with the one closest to Dawes Point listed first.
    • Tillmans Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
    • Country Club Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Country Club Village is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Village
    • Theodore
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Semmes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Irvington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Saint Elmo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
    • Eight Mile
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mobile
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Prichard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Bay
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Chickasaw
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellefontaine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bellefontaine is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dawes Point, with the one closest to Dawes Point listed first.
    • Park City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Park City is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Spanish Fort
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Daphne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Montrose
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Fairhope
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Point Clear
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bromley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Bromley is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
    • Clay City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Clay City is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
    • Stapleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Whitehouse Forks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitehouse Forks is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Forks
    • Loxley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Marlow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Marlow is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
  • George County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dawes Point, with the one closest to Dawes Point listed first.
    • Howell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Howell is located in George County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Agricola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lucedale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dawes Point, with the one closest to Dawes Point listed first.
    • Big Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Big Point is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
    • Hurley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Helena
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Helena is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Wade
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Wade is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
    • Coll Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Coll Town is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
    • Orange Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Orange Grove is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
    • Americus ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Americus is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
    • Escatawpa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Escatawpa is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
    • Moss Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Eastside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Eastside is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside
    • Brewton ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Brewton is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
      • Brewton has also been known as:
      • Brewer's Bluff
    • Pascagoula
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Dawes Point ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dawes Point.

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 Dawes Point - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Dawes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pine Crest West Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pine Creek Cemetery West
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Spring Hill Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Noel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Baker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mobile Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile Memorial Gardens
    • The Mobile Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Mobile Memorial Cemetery
    • Mobile Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24477 <3>
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • St. Edwards Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • University Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pierce Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (225 more) ...

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 Dawes Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dawes Point.

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

  • Theodore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Hill is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Saint Elmo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
  • Fernland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Fernland is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernland
  • Cox
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cox is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
  • Grand Bay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mobile
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Prichard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Whistler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Whistler is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
  • Fowl River
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fowl River is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowl River
  • Plateau
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Plateau is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
  • Kushla
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Kushla is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kushla
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bayou La Batre
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Oak Grove is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Mon Louis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mon Louis is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mon Louis

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

Newspapers Published in Dawes Point ...

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 141 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dawes Point.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dawes Point, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dawes Point.

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 websites either 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 Dawes Point:

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 Dawes Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Dawes Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.