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 Epworth (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 Epworth. 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.

Epworth is located in Washington County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Greene (MS) & Wayne (MS).

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

• Washington County     (The home county of Epworth)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
  • Escatawpa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Escatawpa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
    • Escatawpa is located in Washington County
  • Vinegar Bend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
    • Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County
  • Fruitdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
    • Fruitdale is located in Washington County
  • Deer Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Deer Park is located in Washington County
  • Yellow Pine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
    • Yellow Pine is located in Washington County
  • Tibbie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
    • Tibbie is located in Washington County
  • Seaboard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seaboard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
    • Seaboard is located in Washington County
  • Sims Chapel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
    • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
  • Chatom
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatom
    • Chatom is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatom <2>
  • Hawthorn
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawthorn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
    • Hawthorn is located in Washington County
  • Copeland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
    • Copeland is located in Washington County
  • Barlow
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barlow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
    • Barlow is located in Washington County
  • Hobson
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
    • Hobson is located in Washington County
• Mobile County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
  • Citronelle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citronelle
    • Citronelle is located in Mobile County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,873 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Citronelle <2>
  • Gulfcrest
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
    • Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County
  • Calvert
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
    • Calvert is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert <2>
  • Chunchula
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
    • Chunchula is located in Mobile County
  • Mount Vernon
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
    • Mount Vernon is located in Mobile County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <2>
  • Movico
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
    • Movico is located in Mobile County
  • Chastang
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
    • Chastang is located in Mobile County
  • Barry Village
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
    • Barry Village is located in Mobile County
  • Bucks
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
    • Bucks is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucks <2>
  • Wilmer
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
    • Wilmer is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmer <2>
• George County (MS)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
  • Bexley
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bexley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
    • Bexley is located in George County (MS)
  • Lucedale
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucedale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucedale
    • Lucedale is located in George County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucedale <2>
• Greene County (MS)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
  • Clark
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Clark is located in Greene County (MS)
  • Leakesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakesville
    • Leakesville is located in Greene County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakesville <2>
  • State Line
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for State Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
    • State Line is located in Greene County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Brown Town
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
    • Brown Town is located in Greene County (MS)
  • Carson City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
    • Carson City is located in Greene County (MS)
  • Avera
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avera. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
    • Avera is located in Greene County (MS)
  • McLain
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
    • McLain is located in Greene County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
• Perry County (MS)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
  • Beaumont
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaumont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
    • Beaumont is located in Perry County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
  • Richton
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richton
    • Richton is located in Perry County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richton <2>
• Wayne County (MS)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
  • Robinsons Junction
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
    • Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County (MS)
  • Clara
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
    • Clara is located in Wayne County (MS)
  • Mulberry
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mulberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Mulberry is located in Wayne County (MS)

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

Cemeteries Near Epworth ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Epworth.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

• Epworth Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Epworth Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Epworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Grimes Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grimes Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grimes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Macedonia Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Williams Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Escatawpa Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Escatawpa Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Escatawpa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Burbank Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burbank Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burbank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Weldy Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weldy Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weldy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Platt Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Platt Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Platt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Robertson Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robertson Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robertson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Shiloh Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Deer Park Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deer Park Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deer Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Four Points Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Four Points Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Four Points Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Continue List   (244 more) ...
  • Fruitdale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fruitdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fruitdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Salem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rounsaville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rounsaville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rounsaville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

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

• Escatawpa
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Escatawpa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
  • Escatawpa is located in Washington County
• Vinegar Bend
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
  • Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County
• Deer Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Deer Park is located in Washington County
• Adamsville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
  • Adamsville is located in Greene County (MS)
• Leakesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakesville
  • Leakesville is located in Greene County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakesville <2>
• Yellow Pine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
  • Yellow Pine is located in Washington County
• State Line
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for State Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
  • State Line is located in Greene County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
• Kittrell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kittrell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
  • Kittrell is located in Greene County (MS)
• Citronelle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citronelle
  • Citronelle is located in Mobile County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Citronelle <2>
• Sims Chapel
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
  • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
• Avera
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avera. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
  • Avera is located in Greene County (MS)
• Fairford
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
  • Fairford is located in Washington County
• Continue List   (15 more) ...
  • McIntosh
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
    • McIntosh is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <2>
  • Henderson
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
    • Henderson is located in Wayne County (MS)
  • Calvert
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
    • Calvert is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Epworth ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Epworth.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Epworth, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Epworth.

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 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 Epworth:

• Websites specific to Alabama
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Alabama Department of Archives & History

• Pages specific to Washington County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Mobile County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • George County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Greene County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Perry County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Wayne County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alabama
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Alabama
  • Cemeteries of Washington County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Alabama
  • Cemeteries of Washington County

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Epworth. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.washingtoncountyalgov.com

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/