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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 Georgetown (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 Georgetown. 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.

Georgetown is located in Mobile 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 Mobile County: Baldwin, Washington, George (MS), Greene (MS) & Jackson (MS).

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

  • Mobile County     (The home county of Georgetown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
    • Chunchula
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Chunchula is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
    • Gulfcrest
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
    • Semmes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Wilmer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Saraland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Satsuma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Eight Mile
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Chickasaw
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Axis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Axis is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
    • Citronelle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Country Club Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Country Club Village is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Village
    • Prichard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
    • Stockton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Spanish Fort
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bromley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bromley is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
    • Whitehouse Forks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Whitehouse Forks is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Forks
    • Park City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Park City is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Daphne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bay Minette
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Latham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Latham is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • Stapleton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
    • Deer Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Deer Park is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Fairford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
    • Sims Chapel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
    • Vinegar Bend
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
    • Malcolm
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Malcolm is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Escatawpa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Escatawpa is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
    • McIntosh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Seaboard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Seaboard is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
  • George County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
    • Howell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Howell is located in George County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Agricola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Lucedale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Bexley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Bexley is located in George County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
  • Greene County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
    • Brown Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Brown Town is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
    • Leakesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hillman is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
  • Jackson County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
    • Hurley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Americus ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Americus is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
    • Big Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Big Point is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
    • Wade
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Wade is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
    • Brewton ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Brewton is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
      • Brewton has also been known as:
      • Brewer's Bluff
    • Coll Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Coll Town is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
    • Helena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Helena is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena

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

Cemeteries Near Georgetown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Georgetown.

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 Georgetown - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lott Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Byrd Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Morris Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Stringfellow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Powell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Valhalla Gardens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mauvilla Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chapel of Praise Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mauvilla Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Moffetville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (268 more) ...
    • Wilmer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lott Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Chunchula
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Chunchula is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
  • Oak Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Oak Grove is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Kushla
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Kushla is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kushla
  • Whistler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Whistler is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
  • Prichard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Citronelle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Spring Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Hill is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Creola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Creola is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
  • Plateau
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Plateau is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
  • Chastang
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Chastang is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
  • Mobile
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Cox
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cox is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mount Vernon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Americus ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Americus is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
    • Fairford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford

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

Newspapers Published in Georgetown ...

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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Georgetown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Georgetown, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Georgetown.

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 Georgetown:

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>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 Georgetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Georgetown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.