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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 New Wakefield (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 New Wakefield. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

New Wakefield is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Greene (MS) & Wayne (MS).

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of New Wakefield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Wakefield, with the one closest to New Wakefield listed first.
    • Sunflower
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunflower is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
    • Hawthorn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Hawthorn is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
    • McIntosh
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Wagarville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bassetts Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
    • Prestwick
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Prestwick is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
    • Seaboard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Seaboard is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
    • Carson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Carson is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Malcolm
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Malcolm is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Leroy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Leroy is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Hobson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hobson is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
    • Sims Chapel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Wakefield, with the one closest to New Wakefield listed first.
    • Blacksher
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
    • Tensaw
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
    • Little River
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Latham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Latham is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • Stockton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Wakefield, with the one closest to New Wakefield listed first.
    • Bladon Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Bladon Springs is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladon Springs
    • Cullomburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Wakefield, with the one closest to New Wakefield listed first.
    • Carlton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Rockville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockville is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Jackson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Stave Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
    • Alma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Alma is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Salitpa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Salitpa is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
    • Walker Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Toddtown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Toddtown is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
    • Gainestown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
    • Winn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Winn is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
    • Barlow Bend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
    • Suggsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Suggsville is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
  • Mobile County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Wakefield, with the one closest to New Wakefield listed first.
    • Calvert
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Mount Vernon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Movico
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Movico is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
    • Chastang
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Chastang is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
    • Citronelle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bucks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Barry Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Barry Village is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
    • Gulfcrest
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
    • Axis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Axis is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
  • Monroe County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Greene County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Wakefield, with the one closest to New Wakefield listed first.
    • State Line
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • State Line is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
    • Brown Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 New Wakefield, see our County-by-County Page for New Wakefield.

Cemeteries Near New Wakefield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Wakefield.

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 New Wakefield - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Harris Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fields Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mt. Shady Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunflower Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Williams Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Washington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Reeds Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • McIntosh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cortelyou Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lewis Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (221 more) ...
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Wagarville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Magnolia Holiness Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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>

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

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

  • Sunflower
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunflower is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
  • McIntosh
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wagar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Wagar is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagar
  • Carson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Carson is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
  • Sims Chapel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
  • Fairford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Fairford is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
  • Calvert
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Saint Stephen's
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jackson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Vernon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Deer Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Deer Park is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Alma
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Alma is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Vinegar Bend
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
    • Tensaw
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
    • Blacksher
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher

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

Newspapers Published in New Wakefield ...

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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Wakefield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Wakefield, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Wakefield.

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 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 New Wakefield:

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Wakefield) 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 New Wakefield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.