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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 Gainestown Landing (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 Gainestown Landing. 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 Gainestown Landing ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Gainestown Landing: Gainestown Lndg. (or less commonly used: Gainestown Lndng.)

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 doctors 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.

Gainestown Landing is located in Clarke 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 Clarke County: Baldwin, Choctaw, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Washington & Wilcox.

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

  • Clarke County     (The home county of Gainestown Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gainestown Landing, with the one closest to Gainestown Landing listed first.
    • Gainestown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gainestown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
      • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
    • Barlow Bend
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barlow Bend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
      • Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
    • Alma
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Clarke County
    • Rockville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Clarke County
    • Carlton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Walker Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Suggsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Suggsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
      • Suggsville is located in Clarke County
    • Jackson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Whatley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
      • Whatley is located in Clarke County
    • Stave Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
      • Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
    • Toddtown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
      • Toddtown is located in Clarke County
    • Grove Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
      • Grove Hill is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove Hill <3>
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gainestown Landing, with the one closest to Gainestown Landing listed first.
    • Little River
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Blacksher
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
      • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
    • Tensaw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tensaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
      • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
    • Latham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Latham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
      • Latham is located in Baldwin County
    • Perdido
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Stockton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Conecuh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gainestown Landing, with the one closest to Gainestown Landing listed first.
    • Repton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Range
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
      • Range is located in Conecuh County
    • Bermuda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
      • Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
    • Lenox
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • 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>
  • Escambia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gainestown Landing, with the one closest to Gainestown Landing listed first.
    • Huxford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
      • Huxford is located in Escambia County
    • Atmore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mobile County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gainestown Landing, with the one closest to Gainestown Landing listed first.
    • Calvert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Vernon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Movico
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
      • Movico is located in Mobile County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gainestown Landing, with the one closest to Gainestown Landing listed first.
    • Mount Pleasant
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Pleasant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
    • Uriah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Claiborne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claiborne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
      • Claiborne is located in Monroe County
    • Perdue Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
      • Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
    • Goodway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
      • Goodway is located in Monroe County
    • Megargel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
      • Megargel is located in Monroe County
    • Frisco City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Mexia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
      • Mexia is located in Monroe County
    • Finchburg ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Finchburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
      • Finchburg is located in Monroe County
    • Excel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Ollie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ollie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
      • Ollie is located in Monroe County
    • Monroeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
      • Monroeville is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,623 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <3>
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gainestown Landing, with the one closest to Gainestown Landing listed first.
    • Carson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
      • Carson is located in Washington County
    • Prestwick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prestwick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
      • Prestwick is located in Washington County
    • Leroy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
      • Leroy is located in Washington County
    • Sunflower
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
      • Sunflower is located in Washington County
    • Wagarville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Bassetts Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassetts Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
      • Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
    • McIntosh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Saint Stephen's
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Malcolm
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
      • Malcolm is located in Washington County
    • Hawthorn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Fairford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
    • Hobson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
      • Hobson is located in Washington County

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

Cemeteries Near Gainestown Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gainestown Landing.

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

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

  • Franks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Canaan MB Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Canaan MB Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Canaan MB Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the southwest of Carlton.
    • The New Canaan MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Canaan Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1105956 <5>
  • Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Shomo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shomo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shomo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Weatherford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weatherford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weatherford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morning Star Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning Star Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morning Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Road Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ferrell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Gillard Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mamies Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Phillips Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (214 more) ...
    • Mineola Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mineola Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mineola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Linder Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linder Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Grave of Red Eagle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grave of Red Eagle
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grave of Red Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<6>

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

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

  • Gainestown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gainestown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
    • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Pleasant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
  • Barlow Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barlow Bend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
    • Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
  • Alma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Alma is located in Clarke County
  • Little River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Walker Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Suggsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Suggsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
    • Suggsville is located in Clarke County
  • Blacksher
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
    • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
  • Gosport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
    • Gosport is located in Clarke County
  • Perdue Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
    • Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
  • Claiborne
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claiborne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
    • Claiborne is located in Monroe County
  • Jackson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Carson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
      • Carson is located in Washington County
    • Whatley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
      • Whatley is located in Clarke County
    • Wagar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wagar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagar
      • Wagar is located in Washington County

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

Newspapers Published in Gainestown Landing ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gainestown Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gainestown Landing, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gainestown Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Gainestown Landing:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gainestown Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gainestown Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4057, Longitude: -87.6980       In this case, the coordinates for Gainestown Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Gainestown Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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