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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.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Gainestown Landing is located in Clarke 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 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)
      • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
    • Barlow Bend
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
    • Alma
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Alma is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Rockville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Rockville is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • 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)
      • Suggsville is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
    • Jackson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Whatley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Whatley is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
    • Stave Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
    • Toddtown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Toddtown is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
    • Grove Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Winn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Winn is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
  • 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)
      • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
    • Tensaw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
    • Latham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Latham is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • 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)
    • Range
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Range is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
    • Bermuda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
    • Lenox
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • 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)
      • Huxford is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
    • 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)
      • Movico is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
  • 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)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Uriah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Claiborne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Claiborne is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
    • Perdue Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
    • Goodway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Goodway is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
    • Megargel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Megargel is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
    • Frisco City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Mexia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Mexia is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
    • Finchburg ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Finchburg is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
    • Excel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Excel is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Ollie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Ollie is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
    • Monroeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Scratch Ankle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
  • 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)
      • Carson is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Prestwick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Prestwick is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
    • Leroy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Leroy is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Sunflower
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Sunflower is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
    • Wagarville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Bassetts Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
    • McIntosh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Stephen's
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Malcolm
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Malcolm is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Hawthorn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Hawthorn is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
    • Fairford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
    • Hobson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Hobson is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
    • Seaboard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Seaboard is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard

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.

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 Gainestown Landing - one of the links might be able to help.

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.

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 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)
    • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
  • Mount Pleasant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Barlow Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
  • Alma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Alma is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • 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)
    • Suggsville is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
  • Blacksher
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
  • Gosport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Gosport is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
  • Perdue Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
  • Claiborne
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Claiborne is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
  • Jackson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Carson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Carson is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Whatley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Whatley is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
    • Wagar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Wagar is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagar

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]<2>. 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 first turn to 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:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gainestown Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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.