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 Meadow Lake (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 Meadow Lake. 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 Meadow Lake ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Meadow Lake: Meadow Lk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Meadow Lake. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Meadow Lake.
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.
Meadow Lake is located in Mobile 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 Mobile County: Baldwin, Washington, George (MS), Greene (MS) & Jackson (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Meadow Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meadow Lake:
- Mobile County (The home county of Meadow Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Lake, with the one closest to Meadow Lake listed first.
- Tillmans Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
- Theodore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Irvington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saint Elmo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Country Club Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Country Club Village is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Village
- Bellefontaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bellefontaine is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
- Grand Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bayou La Batre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mon Louis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mon Louis is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mon Louis
- Eight Mile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mobile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prichard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Lake, with the one closest to Meadow Lake listed first.
- Park City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Park City is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Spanish Fort
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Daphne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fairhope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Point Clear
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bromley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bromley is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
- Clay City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clay City is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Marlow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Marlow is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Fort Morgan ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yupon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yupon is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yupon
- Loxley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- George County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Lake, with the one closest to Meadow Lake listed first.
- Howell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Howell is located in George County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Agricola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadow Lake, with the one closest to Meadow Lake listed first.
- Big Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Big Point is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
- Helena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Helena is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Hurley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Orange Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orange Grove is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Coll Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Coll Town is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
- Wade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wade is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Escatawpa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Moss Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eastside
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eastside is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside
- Americus ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Americus is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Pascagoula
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meadow Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Meadow Lake.
Cemeteries Near Meadow Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meadow Lake.
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 Meadow Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meadow Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meadow Lake, with the one closest to Meadow Lake listed first.
- Mobile Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile Memorial Gardens
- The Mobile Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Mobile Memorial Cemetery
- Mobile Memorial Gardens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24477 <2>
- Dawes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Serenity Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Noel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beverly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Crest West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Creek Cemetery West
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (206 more) ...
- Spring Hill Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Meadow Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meadow Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meadow Lake, with the one closest to Meadow Lake listed first.
- Theodore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Elmo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Fernland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fernland is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernland
- Fowl River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fowl River is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowl River
- Cox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cox is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
- Spring Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Grand Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bayou La Batre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mon Louis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mon Louis is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mon Louis
- Mobile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prichard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whistler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whistler is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Coden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Plateau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plateau is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Kushla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kushla is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kushla
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meadow Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meadow Lake.
Newspapers Published in Meadow Lake ...
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 141 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meadow Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meadow Lake, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meadow Lake.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Meadow Lake:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Mobile County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- George County
- Jackson 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 Meadow Lake, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Meadow Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |