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 Green Bay (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 Green Bay. 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 northwest 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 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.
Green Bay is located in Covington 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 Covington County: Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Escambia, Geneva, Okaloosa (FL) & Walton (FL).
Below are the counties that are near Green Bay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Green Bay:
- Covington County (The home county of Green Bay)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Bay, with the one closest to Green Bay listed first.
- Onycha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Onycha is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onycha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Beulah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Horn Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Horn Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Opp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Opp is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <1>
- Babbie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Babbie is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- County Line
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Sanford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Red Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Red Oak is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Libertyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Libertyville is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Lockhart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lockhart is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Florala
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Andalusia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carolina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carolina is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Bay, with the one closest to Green Bay listed first.
- Kinston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alberton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Curtis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Danleys Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Goodman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Goodman is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Elba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Level
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Battens Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- Central City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Central City is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- New Brockton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Enterprise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Clintonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Bay, with the one closest to Green Bay listed first.
- Paul
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Paul is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Brooklyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Bay, with the one closest to Green Bay listed first.
- Dozier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bullock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Leon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Brantley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Merrill Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Escambia County
- Bradley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bradley is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Geneva County
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Bay, with the one closest to Green Bay listed first.
- Samson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Coffee Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Chancellor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Geneva
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Scranton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Bellwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Okaloosa County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Bay, with the one closest to Green Bay listed first.
- Svea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Svea is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
- Laurel Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Walton County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Bay, with the one closest to Green Bay listed first.
- Paxton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Walton County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Mossy Head
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Green Bay, see our County-by-County Page for Green Bay.
Cemeteries Near Green Bay ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green Bay.
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 Green Bay - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Green Bay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Green Bay, with the one closest to Green Bay listed first.
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Peaceful Acres Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Acres Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peaceful Acres Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Opp.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25315 <2>
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kinston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakey Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Old Sardis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (195 more) ...
- New Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rhoades Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Five Runs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Green Bay had a population of 35 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Green Bay, with the one closest to Green Bay listed first.
- Wiggins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wiggins is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
- Opine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Opine is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opine
- Alberton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Florala
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Andalusia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Rose Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Beda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beda is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Gordon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Walton County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Marl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Marl is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl
- Damascus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- River Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Elba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edwardsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edwardsville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Fairfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Green Bay. See our List of 1890's Communities around Green Bay.
Newspapers Published in Green Bay ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Bay.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Green Bay, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Green Bay.
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 helpful 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 Green Bay:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Covington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coffee County
- Conecuh County
- Crenshaw County
- Escambia County
- Geneva County
- Okaloosa County
- Walton 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 Green Bay, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Green Bay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |