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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 Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing (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 Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing. 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.

Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing 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 Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing:

  • Mobile County     (The home county of Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing, with the one closest to Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing listed first.
    • Mount Vernon
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Movico
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Movico is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
    • Calvert
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chastang
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Chastang is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
    • Barry Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Barry Village is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
    • Bucks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Axis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Axis is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
    • Creola
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • Citronelle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Satsuma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Gulfcrest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
    • Chunchula
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Chunchula is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing, with the one closest to Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing listed first.
    • Latham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Latham is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • Stockton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tensaw
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
    • Blacksher
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
    • Bay Minette
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Little River
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Perdido
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Whitehouse Forks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitehouse Forks is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Forks
    • Phillipsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
    • Bromley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Bromley is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
    • Stapleton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Spanish Fort
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing, with the one closest to Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing listed first.
    • Carlton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Rockville is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Alma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Alma is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Gainestown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
    • Jackson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Escambia County
    • Atmore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Monroe County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (23 miles [37 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 Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing, with the one closest to Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing listed first.
    • Malcolm
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Malcolm is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Fairford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
    • McIntosh
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Sims Chapel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
    • Hawthorn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Hawthorn is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
    • Sunflower
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Sunflower is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
    • Seaboard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Seaboard is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
    • Deer Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Deer Park is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Wagarville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Tibbie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Tibbie is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
    • Vinegar Bend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
    • Prestwick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Prestwick is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
  • Greene County (MS)
    • Brown Town
      (27 miles [43.5 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 Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing.

Cemeteries Near Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing.

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 Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing, with the one closest to Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing listed first.

  • Morningstar Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Roper Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Calvert Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvert Cemetery is located in Calvert.
  • Calvert Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Seymour Bluff Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Malcolm Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Byrd Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Richerson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Richerson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (212 more) ...
    • Lancaster Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Big John Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<2>

While we didn't find Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing, with the one closest to Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing listed first.

  • Mount Vernon
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Chastang
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chastang is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
  • Calvert
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairford is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
  • Latham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Latham is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
  • Stockton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tensaw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
  • McIntosh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Creola
    (13 miles [20.9 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
  • Sims Chapel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
  • Citronelle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Blacksher
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Chunchula
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Chunchula is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
    • D'Olive
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • D'Olive is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Olive
    • Bay Minette
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing.

Newspapers Published in Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing ...

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 Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing.

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 Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing:

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>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 Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Old Fort Stoddard Mount Vernon Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.