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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 Dyas (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 Dyas. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Dyas is located in Baldwin 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 Baldwin County: Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington & Escambia (FL).

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

  • Baldwin County     (The home county of Dyas)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dyas, with the one closest to Dyas listed first.
    • Perdido
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Phillipsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
    • Bay Minette
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Stockton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Latham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Latham is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • Whitehouse Forks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Whitehouse Forks is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Forks
    • Tensaw
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
    • Stapleton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Blacksher
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
    • Bromley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bromley is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
    • Little River
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Loxley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Spanish Fort
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarke County
  • Escambia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dyas, with the one closest to Dyas listed first.
    • Atmore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Huxford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Huxford is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
    • Flomaton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Hammac
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hammac is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
    • Pollard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Pollard is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Mobile County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dyas, with the one closest to Dyas listed first.
    • Axis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Axis is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
    • Barry Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Barry Village is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
    • Bucks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Creola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Creola is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
    • Mount Vernon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chastang
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Chastang is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
    • Movico
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Movico is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
    • Calvert
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Satsuma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Saraland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Chickasaw
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mobile
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Prichard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dyas, with the one closest to Dyas listed first.
    • Mount Pleasant
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Uriah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Goodway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Goodway is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dyas, with the one closest to Dyas listed first.
    • Malcolm
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Malcolm is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Fairford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
    • McIntosh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Escambia County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dyas, with the one closest to Dyas listed first.
    • Walnut Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Byrneville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Byrneville is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
    • McDavid
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • McDavid is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
    • Barrineau Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Barrineau Park is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrineau Park
    • Pine Barren
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Barren is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
    • Century
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Century is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,873 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Century <1>
    • Molino
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Muscogee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Muscogee is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
    • Quintette
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Quintette is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
    • Cantonment
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Dyas ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dyas.

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

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

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

  • Perdido Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Halls Fork Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Dutch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • James Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Perdido Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bryars McGill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • McGill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sullivan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dean Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cain Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gentry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Antioch Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (179 more) ...
    • Nokomis Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bay Minette Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • High Pine Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<4>

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

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

  • Carney
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Carney is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
  • Perdido
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bay Minette
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • D'Olive
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • D'Olive is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Olive
  • Stockton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Latham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Latham is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
  • Tensaw
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
  • Blacksher
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
  • Gateswood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Gateswood is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateswood
  • Bromley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bromley is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
  • Creola
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Creola is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
  • Little River
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mount Vernon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chastang
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Chastang is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
    • McDavid
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • McDavid is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid

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

Newspapers Published in Dyas ...

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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dyas.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dyas, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dyas.

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 Dyas:

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>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- Dyas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Dyas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.