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 Four Point (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 Four Point. 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 Four Point ...
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 Four Point: Four Pt.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Four Point is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Greene (MS) & Wayne (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Four Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Four Point:
- Washington County (The home county of Four Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Point, with the one closest to Four Point listed first.
- Escatawpa
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Vinegar Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
- Fruitdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fruitdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Deer Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Park is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Tibbie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tibbie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
- Yellow Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Seaboard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Seaboard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
- Chatom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sims Chapel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
- Hawthorn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hawthorn is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
- Hobson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hobson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
- Barlow
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Copeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Copeland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Point, with the one closest to Four Point listed first.
- Aquilla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Cullomburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Point, with the one closest to Four Point listed first.
- Carlton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Salitpa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- Stave Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
- Mobile County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Point, with the one closest to Four Point listed first.
- Citronelle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gulfcrest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
- Calvert
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Movico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Movico is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
- Chunchula
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chunchula is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
- Chastang
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chastang is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
- Barry Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barry Village is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
- Bucks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- George County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Point, with the one closest to Four Point listed first.
- Bexley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bexley is located in George County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Lucedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greene County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Point, with the one closest to Four Point listed first.
- State Line
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Clark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clark is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Leakesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brown Town is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Carson City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Carson City is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- Hillman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hillman is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Avera
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Avera is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Bothwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bothwell is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
- McLain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- McLain is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Wayne County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Point, with the one closest to Four Point listed first.
- Chicora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Robinsons Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Clara
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clara is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Waynesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Four Point, see our County-by-County Page for Four Point.
Cemeteries Near Four Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Four Point.
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 Four Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Four Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Four Point, with the one closest to Four Point listed first.
- Escatawpa Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Four Points Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grimes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Epworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Weldy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Deer Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Burbank Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gilley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (236 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Yellowpine Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Four Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Four Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Four Point, with the one closest to Four Point listed first.
- Escatawpa
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Vinegar Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
- Deer Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Park is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Yellow Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Adamsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Adamsville is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- State Line
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Sims Chapel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
- Kittrell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kittrell is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Leakesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Citronelle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
- McIntosh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sunflower
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sunflower is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Millry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Healing Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Four Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Four Point.
Newspapers Published in Four Point ...
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 Four Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Four Point, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Four Point.
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 Four Point:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Choctaw County
- Clarke County
- Mobile County
- George County
- Greene County
- Wayne 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> | 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> | 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 Four Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Four Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |