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 Dixie (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 Dixie. 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.
Dixie is located in Escambia 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 Escambia County: Baldwin, Conecuh, Covington, Monroe, Escambia (FL), Okaloosa (FL) & Santa Rosa (FL).
Below are the counties that are near Dixie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dixie:
- Escambia County (The home county of Dixie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixie, with the one closest to Dixie listed first.
- Bradley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bradley is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Roberts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Brewton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Brewton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Riverview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Pollard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pollard is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Hammac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hammac is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixie, with the one closest to Dixie listed first.
- McKenzie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Garland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixie, with the one closest to Dixie listed first.
- Brooklyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Paul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Paul is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Johnsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Mount Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Nymph
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nymph is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nymph
- Centerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Castleberry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- Old Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta has also been known as:
- Old Sparta
- Rabb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rabb is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabb
- Evergreen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixie, with the one closest to Dixie listed first.
- Falco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Falco is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falco
- Wing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wing is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Carolina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carolina is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Red Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Red Oak is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Libertyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Libertyville is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Andalusia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- River Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Red Level
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Heath
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Sanford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Gantt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gantt is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Lockhart
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lockhart is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Okaloosa County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixie, with the one closest to Dixie listed first.
- Otahite ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Otahite is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
- Laurel Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cannon Town is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Town
- Svea
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Svea is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
- Baker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Garden City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Milligan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Crestview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Holt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Santa Rosa County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dixie, with the one closest to Dixie listed first.
- Belandville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
- Jay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jay is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
- Walton County (FL)
- Paxton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dixie, see our County-by-County Page for Dixie.
Cemeteries Near Dixie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dixie.
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 Dixie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dixie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dixie, with the one closest to Dixie listed first.
- Mason Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Foshee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mancill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Feagin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McGowin Ferry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McGowin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sam McGowin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old Bradley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hoomesville Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bradley Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (163 more) ...
- Blackwater Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elim Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Union Hill Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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 Dixie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dixie.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dixie, with the one closest to Dixie listed first.
- Rome
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Brooklyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Fairfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Boykin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Boykin is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Roberts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Beda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beda is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Loango
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Loango is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loango
- Mount Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Andalusia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- River Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Cohassett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cohassett is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohassett
- Otahite ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Otahite is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kirkland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kirkland is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Red Level
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dixie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dixie.
Newspapers Published in Dixie ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dixie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dixie, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dixie.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Dixie:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Escambia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Conecuh County
- Covington County
- Okaloosa County
- Santa Rosa County
- Walton 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> | 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 Dixie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dixie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |