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 Kirkland (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 Kirkland. 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 southeast 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 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.
Kirkland 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 Kirkland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kirkland:
- Escambia County (The home county of Kirkland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirkland, with the one closest to Kirkland listed first.
- East Brewton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brewton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Roberts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Hammac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hammac is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
- Pollard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pollard is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Flomaton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bradley is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Huxford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Huxford is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
- Atmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirkland, with the one closest to Kirkland listed first.
- Garland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- McKenzie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirkland, with the one closest to Kirkland listed first.
- Castleberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Johnsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Nymph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nymph is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nymph
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- Lenox
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Range
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Range is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Brooklyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Belleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Belleville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Evergreen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Old Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirkland, with the one closest to Kirkland listed first.
- Falco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Falco is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falco
- Wing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wing is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Red Level
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Carolina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carolina is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirkland, with the one closest to Kirkland listed first.
- Excel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Excel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Goodway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goodway is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
- Burnt Corn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- Megargel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Megargel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
- Ollie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ollie is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Frisco City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monroeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Uriah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mexia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mexia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
- Peterman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peterman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Escambia County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirkland, with the one closest to Kirkland listed first.
- Century
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Byrneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Byrneville is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
- McDavid
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- McDavid is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
- Okaloosa County (FL)
- Otahite ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Otahite is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
- Santa Rosa County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirkland, with the one closest to Kirkland listed first.
- Belandville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
- Jay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kirkland, see our County-by-County Page for Kirkland.
Cemeteries Near Kirkland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kirkland.
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 Kirkland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kirkland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kirkland, with the one closest to Kirkland listed first.
- Benjamin W. Jernigan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Zion Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Baptist Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ft. Crawford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Travis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- May Creek Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baggett Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (189 more) ...
- Hammac Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Kirkland had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kirkland, with the one closest to Kirkland listed first.
- Brewton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Castleberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Boykin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boykin is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Roberts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Wallace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wallace is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Hammac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hammac is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- Pollard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pollard is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Range
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Range is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Brooklyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Belleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Belleville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Evergreen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Flomaton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Berrydale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Berrydale is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrydale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kirkland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kirkland.
Newspapers Published in Kirkland ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kirkland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kirkland, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kirkland.
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 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 Kirkland:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Escambia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kirkland) 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 Kirkland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |