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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 Howard 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 Howard 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 Howard 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 Howard Landing: Howard Lndg. (or less commonly used: Howard Lndng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Howard Landing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Howard Landing.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Howard Landing is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Howard Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Howard Landing:
- Monroe County (The home county of Howard Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard Landing, with the one closest to Howard Landing listed first.
- Perdue Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
- Claiborne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Claiborne is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Frisco City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Megargel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Megargel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
- Mexia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mexia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
- Uriah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Goodway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goodway is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Excel
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ollie is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Finchburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
- Monroeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Scratch Ankle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- Baldwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard Landing, with the one closest to Howard Landing listed first.
- Little River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blacksher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
- Tensaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
- Latham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Latham is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard Landing, with the one closest to Howard Landing listed first.
- Barlow Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
- Gainestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gainestown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
- Suggsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Suggsville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
- Alma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alma is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Walker Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whatley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Rockville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rockville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Carlton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Grove Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Toddtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Toddtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
- Dickinson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Nettleboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard Landing, with the one closest to Howard Landing listed first.
- Repton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Range
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Range is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Bermuda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Lenox
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Belleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Belleville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Ramah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ramah is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- Escambia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard Landing, with the one closest to Howard Landing listed first.
- Huxford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Huxford is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
- Atmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hammac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hammac is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard Landing, with the one closest to Howard Landing listed first.
- Carson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Prestwick
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Prestwick is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
- Leroy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Leroy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Sunflower
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sunflower is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Bassetts Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
- Wagarville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Stephen's
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- McIntosh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard Landing, with the one closest to Howard Landing listed first.
- Lower Peach Tree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Asahel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Asahel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
- Coy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Howard Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Howard Landing.
Cemeteries Near Howard Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Howard 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 Howard Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Howard Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Howard Landing, with the one closest to Howard Landing listed first.
- Linder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McConnico Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Claiborne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Franks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Baas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Road Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Weatherford Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (213 more) ...
- Uriah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mexia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 Howard Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Howard Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Howard Landing, with the one closest to Howard Landing listed first.
- Barlow Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
- Perdue Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
- Claiborne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Claiborne is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Gainestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gainestown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
- Gosport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gosport is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Suggsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Suggsville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
- Alma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alma is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Finchburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
- Walker Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monroeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Whatley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Little River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Axle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Axle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axle
- Vashti
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vashti is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Howard Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Howard Landing.
Newspapers Published in Howard 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 Howard Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Howard 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 Howard Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Howard Landing:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- Clarke County
- Conecuh County
- Escambia County
- Washington County
- Wilcox 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 Howard Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Howard Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |