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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 Flomaton (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 Flomaton. 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.

A Few Details for Flomaton ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

  • The naming (or the toponymy) of Flomaton: The name Flomaton is a portmanteau<1> and is a combination of Florida, Alabama and town.
  • Flomaton was settled in 1869.
  • It was incorporated in 1908.

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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Flomaton is located in Escambia 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 Escambia County: Baldwin, Conecuh, Covington, Monroe, Escambia (FL), Okaloosa (FL) & Santa Rosa (FL).

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

  • Escambia County     (The home county of Flomaton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flomaton, with the one closest to Flomaton listed first.
    • Pollard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
      • Pollard is located in Escambia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Hammac
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
      • Hammac is located in Escambia County
    • Riverview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in Escambia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Brewton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • East Brewton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brewton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brewton
      • East Brewton is located in Escambia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,326 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Brewton <3>
    • Atmore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Huxford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
      • Huxford is located in Escambia County
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flomaton, with the one closest to Flomaton listed first.
    • Perdido
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Phillipsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
      • Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County
  • Conecuh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flomaton, with the one closest to Flomaton listed first.
    • Range
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
      • Range is located in Conecuh County
    • Lenox
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
      • Lenox is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenox <3>
    • Castleberry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
      • Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
    • Repton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Repton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Repton
      • Repton is located in Conecuh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Repton <3>
    • Sparta ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
      • Sparta is located in Conecuh County
      • Sparta has also been known as:
      • Old Sparta
    • Belleville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
      • Belleville is located in Conecuh County
    • Johnsonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
      • Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
    • Nymph
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nymph
      • Nymph is located in Conecuh County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flomaton, with the one closest to Flomaton listed first.
    • Goodway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
      • Goodway is located in Monroe County
    • Uriah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Megargel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
      • Megargel is located in Monroe County
    • Excel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Excel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
      • Excel is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Frisco City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Escambia County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flomaton, with the one closest to Flomaton listed first.
    • Century
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
      • Century is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,873 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Century <3>
    • Byrneville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
      • Byrneville is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • McDavid
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDavid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
      • McDavid is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • Pine Barren
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Barren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
      • Pine Barren is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • Walnut Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Molino
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Barrineau Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrineau Park
      • Barrineau Park is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • Cantonment
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Muscogee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
      • Muscogee is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • Gonzalez
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gonzalez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzalez
      • Gonzalez is located in Escambia County (FL)
  • Okaloosa County (FL)
    • Otahite ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otahite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
      • Otahite is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
  • Santa Rosa County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flomaton, with the one closest to Flomaton listed first.
    • Jay
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
      • Jay is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <3>
    • Belandville ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belandville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
      • Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
    • Pace
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Milton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,785 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <3>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Flomaton ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flomaton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Flomaton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Flomaton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Flomaton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Flomaton.

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 Flomaton:

Cemeteries Near Flomaton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flomaton.

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 Flomaton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Flomaton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Little Escambia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Escambia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Escambia Cemetery
  • Rock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Cemetery
  • Mize Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mize Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mize Cemetery
  • Hollywood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollywood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollywood Cemetery
  • Travelers Rest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Travelers Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Travelers Rest Cemetery
  • Beulah Chapel Assembly of God Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lambeth - Boutwell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lambeth - Boutwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lambeth - Boutwell Cemetery
  • Emmons Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmons Cemetery
  • Pollard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pollard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pollard Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Sardis Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Church Cemetery
  • Continue List   (161 more) ...
    • Carlney Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carlney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlney Cemetery
    • Bowman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowman Cemetery
    • Hammac Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hammac Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammac Cemetery

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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Flomaton had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Flomaton had a population of 1,377 people.

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

  • Bluff Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
    • Bluff Springs is located in Escambia County (FL)
  • Pollard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
    • Pollard is located in Escambia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Hammac
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
    • Hammac is located in Escambia County
  • McDavid
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDavid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
    • McDavid is located in Escambia County (FL)
  • Brewton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Wallace
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
    • Wallace is located in Escambia County
  • Chumuckla
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chumuckla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chumuckla
    • Chumuckla is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
  • Pine Barren
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Barren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
    • Pine Barren is located in Escambia County (FL)
  • Berrydale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berrydale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrydale
    • Berrydale is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
  • Kirkland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
    • Kirkland is located in Escambia County
  • Molino
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Range
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
    • Range is located in Conecuh County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Perdido
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Roberts
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
      • Roberts is located in Escambia County
    • Quintette
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quintette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
      • Quintette is located in Escambia County (FL)

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

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

The official website for Escambia County: www.co.escambia.al.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>A portmanteau (such as Flomaton) is the combination or contraction of two (or more) words, their sound and the meaning of those words to create a new word. For example, camera and recorder becomes camcorder.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flomaton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flomaton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0039, Longitude: -87.2638    
<6>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.
<7>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 Flomaton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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