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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 Nokomis (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 Nokomis. 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 and hospitals 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.

Nokomis 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 Nokomis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nokomis:

  • Escambia County     (The home county of Nokomis)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nokomis, with the one closest to Nokomis listed first.
    • Atmore
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Huxford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Huxford is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
    • Flomaton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Hammac
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Hammac is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
    • Pollard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Pollard is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Brewton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • East Brewton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Riverview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Riverview is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nokomis, with the one closest to Nokomis listed first.
    • Perdido
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Phillipsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
    • Bay Minette
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Latham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Latham is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • Blacksher
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
    • Tensaw
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
    • Stockton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Little River
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitehouse Forks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Whitehouse Forks is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Forks
    • Stapleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bromley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bromley is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
    • Loxley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nokomis, with the one closest to Nokomis listed first.
    • Carlton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Barlow Bend
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
  • Conecuh County
    • Range
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Range is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
  • Mobile County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nokomis, with the one closest to Nokomis listed first.
    • Mount Vernon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Axis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Axis is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
    • Barry Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Barry Village is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
    • Bucks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Chastang
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Chastang is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
    • Creola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Creola is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
    • Movico
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Movico is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
    • Calvert
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nokomis, with the one closest to Nokomis listed first.
    • Uriah
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Goodway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Goodway is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
    • Megargel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Megargel is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
    • Frisco City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Washington County
    • Malcolm
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Malcolm is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
  • Escambia County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nokomis, with the one closest to Nokomis listed first.
    • Walnut Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Byrneville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Byrneville is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
    • McDavid
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • McDavid is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
    • Century
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Century is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,873 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Century <1>
    • Pine Barren
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Barren is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
    • Barrineau Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Barrineau Park is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrineau Park
    • Molino
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Quintette
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Quintette is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
    • Muscogee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Muscogee is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
    • Cantonment
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Santa Rosa County (FL)
    • Jay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • 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 Nokomis, see our County-by-County Page for Nokomis.

Cemeteries Near Nokomis ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nokomis.

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 Nokomis - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Nokomis Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sullivan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Antioch Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Perdido Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Perdido Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dutch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • James Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Halls Fork Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lucy Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Freemanville Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Judson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (159 more) ...

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 Nokomis in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nokomis.

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

  • Perdido
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Carney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Carney is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
  • Bay Minette
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • D'Olive
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • D'Olive is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Olive
  • Bluff Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bluff Springs is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
  • Latham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Latham is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
  • McDavid
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • McDavid is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
  • Flomaton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Blacksher
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
  • Tensaw
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
  • Stockton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Gateswood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Gateswood is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateswood
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Little River
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Barren
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Barren is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
    • Hammac
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Hammac is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac

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

Newspapers Published in Nokomis ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nokomis.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nokomis, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nokomis.

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 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 Nokomis:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Nokomis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Nokomis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.