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 Keego (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 Keego. 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 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.
Keego is located in Escambia 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 Escambia County: Baldwin, Conecuh, Covington, Monroe, Escambia (FL), Okaloosa (FL) & Santa Rosa (FL).
Below are the counties that are near Keego. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Keego:
- Escambia County (The home county of Keego)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keego, with the one closest to Keego listed first.
- Pollard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pollard is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Brewton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Brewton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hammac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hammac is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
- Flomaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Atmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Huxford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huxford is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
- Bradley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bradley is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Baldwin County
- Perdido
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keego, with the one closest to Keego listed first.
- Castleberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Range
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Range is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Lenox
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta has also been known as:
- Old Sparta
- Johnsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Nymph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nymph is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nymph
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- Repton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Belleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Belleville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Brooklyn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Evergreen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Paul
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paul is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keego, with the one closest to Keego listed first.
- Falco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Falco is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falco
- Wing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wing is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keego, with the one closest to Keego listed first.
- Goodway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goodway is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
- Uriah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Excel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Excel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Megargel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Megargel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
- Frisco City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Escambia County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keego, with the one closest to Keego listed first.
- Century
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Byrneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Byrneville is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
- McDavid
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- McDavid is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
- Pine Barren
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Barren is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
- Molino
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quintette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Quintette is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
- Okaloosa County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keego, with the one closest to Keego listed first.
- Otahite ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Otahite is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
- Cannon Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon Town is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Town
- Santa Rosa County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keego, with the one closest to Keego listed first.
- Jay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jay is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
- Belandville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
- Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,785 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Keego, see our County-by-County Page for Keego.
Cemeteries Near Keego ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Keego.
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 Keego - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Keego covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Keego, with the one closest to Keego listed first.
- Catawba Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Green Acres Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pollard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Odom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Travis Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ft. Crawford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (168 more) ...
- Travis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Travis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Baptist Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Keego in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Keego.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Keego, with the one closest to Keego listed first.
- Pollard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pollard is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Brewton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hammac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hammac is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
- Flomaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkland is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Wallace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Bluff Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Springs is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
- Berrydale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Berrydale is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrydale
- Roberts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Boykin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Boykin is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- McDavid
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- McDavid is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
- Castleberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Range
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Range is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Chumuckla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chumuckla is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chumuckla
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta has also been known as:
- Old Sparta
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Keego. See our List of 1890's Communities around Keego.
Newspapers Published in Keego ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Keego.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Keego, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Keego.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Keego:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Escambia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- Conecuh County
- Covington County
- Monroe County
- Escambia County
- Okaloosa County
- Santa Rosa 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> | 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 Keego, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Keego) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |