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 East Brewton (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 East Brewton. 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 East Brewton ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Brewton: E. Brewton
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.
East Brewton 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 East Brewton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Brewton:
- Escambia County (The home county of East Brewton)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Brewton, with the one closest to East Brewton listed first.
- Brewton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Pollard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pollard is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Roberts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Hammac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hammac is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
- Flomaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bradley is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Huxford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Huxford is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
- Atmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Brewton, with the one closest to East Brewton listed first.
- Castleberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Johnsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Nymph
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nymph is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nymph
- Lenox
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Range
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Range is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta has also been known as:
- Old Sparta
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- Brooklyn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Belleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Belleville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Evergreen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Paul
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Paul is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Brewton, with the one closest to East Brewton listed first.
- Falco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Falco is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falco
- Wing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wing is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Brewton, with the one closest to East Brewton listed first.
- Goodway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goodway is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
- Excel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Excel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Megargel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Megargel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
- Uriah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Escambia County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Brewton, with the one closest to East Brewton listed first.
- Century
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Byrneville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Byrneville is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
- McDavid
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- McDavid is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
- Pine Barren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Barren is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
- Molino
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Okaloosa County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Brewton, with the one closest to East Brewton listed first.
- Otahite ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Otahite is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
- Cannon Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon Town is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Town
- Baker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Rosa County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Brewton, with the one closest to East Brewton listed first.
- Jay
(11 miles [17.7 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>
- Belandville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Brewton, see our County-by-County Page for East Brewton.
Cemeteries Near East Brewton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Brewton.
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 East Brewton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Brewton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Brewton, with the one closest to East Brewton listed first.
- Ft. Crawford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Travis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Baptist Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Travis Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Weaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Travis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brantley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Odom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (166 more) ...
- Catawba Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Acres Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 East Brewton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Brewton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Brewton, with the one closest to East Brewton listed first.
- Brewton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kirkland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kirkland is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Pollard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pollard is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Roberts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Hammac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hammac is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
- Boykin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Boykin is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Wallace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Flomaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Berrydale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Berrydale is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrydale
- Castleberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Bluff Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Springs is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
- Range
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Range is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta has also been known as:
- Old Sparta
- Brooklyn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- 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 East Brewton. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Brewton.
Newspapers Published in East Brewton ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Brewton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Brewton, 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 East Brewton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 East Brewton:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Escambia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conecuh County
- Covington County
- Monroe County
- Escambia County
- Okaloosa County
- Santa Rosa 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 East Brewton, 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- East Brewton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |