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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 Manns Ferry (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 Manns Ferry. 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 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.

Manns Ferry is located in Choctaw 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 Choctaw County: Clarke, Marengo, Sumter, Washington, Clarke (MS), Lauderdale (MS) & Wayne (MS).

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

  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manns Ferry, with the one closest to Manns Ferry listed first.
    • Tensaw
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
    • Latham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Latham is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • Blacksher
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
    • Stockton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Little River
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Bay Minette
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Perdido
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitehouse Forks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitehouse Forks is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Forks
    • Phillipsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manns Ferry, with the one closest to Manns Ferry listed first.
    • Carlton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockville is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Jackson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Alma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Alma is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Stave Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
    • Gainestown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
    • Walker Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Barlow Bend
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
    • Salitpa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Salitpa is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
    • Toddtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Toddtown is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
  • Mobile County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manns Ferry, with the one closest to Manns Ferry listed first.
    • Calvert
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mount Vernon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Movico
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Movico is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
    • Chastang
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Chastang is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
    • Barry Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Barry Village is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
    • Bucks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Citronelle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Axis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Axis is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
    • Gulfcrest
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
    • Creola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Creola is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
    • Chunchula
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Chunchula is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
    • Satsuma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Monroe County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Manns Ferry, with the one closest to Manns Ferry listed first.
    • Malcolm
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Malcolm is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Fairford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
    • McIntosh
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sims Chapel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
    • Hawthorn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hawthorn is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
    • Sunflower
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Sunflower is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
    • Seaboard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Seaboard is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
    • Wagarville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Prestwick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Prestwick is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
    • Tibbie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Tibbie is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
    • Deer Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Deer Park is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Bassetts Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
  • Greene County (MS)
    • Brown Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Brown Town is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town

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

Cemeteries Near Manns Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Manns Ferry.

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 Manns Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Malcolm Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Big John Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Vaughn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Calvert Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Calvert Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvert Cemetery is located in Calvert.
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • McIntosh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (197 more) ...
    • Reeds Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Magnolia Holiness Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hill Springs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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>

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

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

  • Fairford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairford is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
  • Calvert
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • McIntosh
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mount Vernon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sims Chapel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
  • Chastang
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Chastang is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
  • Sunflower
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Sunflower is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
  • Latham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Latham is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
  • Tensaw
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
  • Citronelle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Stockton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Blacksher
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Wagar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Wagar is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagar
    • Deer Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Deer Park is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Little River
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Manns Ferry ...

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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Manns Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Manns Ferry, 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 Manns Ferry.

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 websites either 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 Manns Ferry:

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 Manns Ferry, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Manns Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.